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