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What was the catalyst to begin the rise of modern Egyptology?

Retry Correct Incorrect Discovering the Rosetta Stone in 1799 is what started it all. The stone was a stele with Egyptian and Greek translations. By the early 20th century, there America, French, and German expeditions investigating all Egyptian culture.

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What was the catalyst to begin the rise of modern Egyptology?

• Hollywood movies
• Richard Nixon
• Discovering the Rosetta Stone
• The opening of the British Museum