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The work of Jean Francois Champollion (1790-1832) in deciphering hieroglyphics from the Rosetta Stone was an astonishing accomplishment, for it enabled us to read the myriad writings of the ancient Egyptians on papyrus and in wall inscriptions and revealed an enormous amount of the knowledge we have today about their civilization, which lasted for about 2600 years.
Papyrus: The leaves of the papyrus were dried and used by Ancient Egyptians as a form of paper.
On the island’s west side, the Fontana Aretusa is a freshwater spring (just steps from the ocean) with black-and-white ducks swimming in its semi-circular papyrus pond.
Scraping writing off papyrus irreparably damages the surface; washing produces only a smudge.
It covers 3,000 years of sculpture, papyrus fragments, and hieroglyphic tablets.