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Question 95

Who announced a major breakthrough in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs in 1822?

  1. Flinders Petrie
  2. Howard Carter
  3. Jean-François ChampollionCorrect answer
  4. Napoleon Bonaparte

Explanation

Jean-François Champollion announced the celebrated 1822 breakthrough after building on earlier comparative work. Napoleon's expedition helped stimulate documentation and study, but Napoleon neither created the script nor made this decipherment announcement.

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