How were Egyptian hieroglyphs deciphered?
Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered in 1822 by French scholar Jean-François Champollion, using the Rosetta Stone, which had the same text in three scripts.
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- How was the Terracotta Army discovered?
“China's Terracotta Army, about 8,000 clay soldiers, was discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well.”
Reference: UNESCO
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