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19th July 1799: Announcement made of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone near the Egyptian town of Rashid

  • 19th July 2022
  • Tagged as: Ancient Egypt, Egypt, France, Hieroglyphs, Language, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Rosetta Stone, Translation

It was while some of Napoleon’s engineers were working with the army to strengthen Fort Julien in the northern Delta area of Egypt that the granodiorite block we now know as the Rosetta Stone was uncovered.

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16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals Tutankhamun’s burial chamber

  • 16th February 2021
  • Tagged as: Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Discovery, Egypt
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On the 16th February 1923, Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

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26th November 1922: Tutankhamun’s tomb entered by Howard Carter

  • 26th November 2018
  • Tagged as: Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Britain, Discovery, Egypt, England, Exploration, Science, Tomb

On the 26th November 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.

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