HISTORY
(3) 4-6 Communicating series. A chronology of ancient Egyptian writing, developed through hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic script phases, explains how the Rosetta Stone was translated and used to elucidate details of Egyptian culture. Symbolic pictorial elements treated as decipherable codes makes the science of paleography accessible to report writers. Clear photos of artifacts appear on every page. Addresses, reading list, timeline. Glos., ind.

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