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A French general dreams of a new world empire and invades Egypt. A British diplomat has himself lowered down the face of a mountain to copy inscriptions. A German schoolteacher makes a bet, and an eleven-year-old makes a vow. Findings that inspire the work of countless scholars are made by a doctor, an architect, and a banknote engraver. The discovery and decipherment of lost languages are the story of men like Champollion, Rawlinson, and Ventris. They are the clues that pointed to whole civilizations forgotten and lost in ne passing of centuries. In this absorbing book one learns how the decipherers, amateur and expert alike, have contributed enormously to the knowledge gained by the science of archaeology.
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