Tristan Hughes

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Hello and welcome to the Ancients.

We have an episode from our archive today, one that was released originally almost four years ago.

We're talking about one of the most famous objects, artefacts ever discovered.

One that was crucial in the race to decipher the ancient Egyptian script that is Hieroglyphs.

This is the story of the Rosetta Stone.

Now, four years ago marks 200 years since the deciphering of pyroglyphs, and so the British Museum had an exhibition all about this seismic event, the unlocking of ancient Egypt to the world.

So I headed over to the British Museum to interview their curator of the exhibition, Dr. Ilona Rogulski, all about

Rosetta Stone and its story.

What this object is, how it was discovered, what is actually said on it, and why it plays such an important role in the race to decipher hieroglyphs 200 years ago.

Hope you enjoy the episode.

Let's go.

Ilona, it's wonderful to have you on the podcast today.

It's really lovely to be here at the British Museum to chat to you on the eve of this incredible new exhibition coming out on hieroglyphs.

It seems to be at the heart of this new exhibition, the Rosetta Stone.