Monument of the Hieroglyphs in memory of Egyptologist and Scientist Jean-Francois Champollion, Figeac, Midi-Pyrenees, France

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Jean-Francois Champollion was the first European scientist who translated the egyptian hieroglyphs. He was born in Figeac, where his house is nowadays a museum. In front of his birth house was installed this ground stone with egyption inscriptions.

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Size: 5020px × 3360px
Location: Figeac, Midi-Pyrenees, France
Photo credit: © Cro Magnon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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