De Guignes figured out what the cartouches were.
French and British scholars were able to
investigate the Rosetta Stone.
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Young discovered that hieroglyphs
could stand for sounds, like letters.
Scholars were able to locate the famous
names on the Rosetta Stone.
People thought the hieroglyphs were
sacred or from Chinese writing.
Scholars were able to translate the
famous names on the Rosetta Stone.
French soldiers found the Rosetta Stone
while tearing down a wall.
Young was unable to translate most of
the hieroglyphs.
Young thought that hieroglyphs stood
for sounds only in names.
Scholars did not understand what they
were investigating