Egypt
Washington Post
The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt by John Ray (Harvard) - reviewed by Jonathon Keats. This is actually less of a review than a short summary of the book's main focal points. It provides very little in the way of opinion about how good the book actually is.
- Rosetta Stone Unlocks Egyptian History
Wired.com (Jason B. Jones) 1822: Jean-François Champollion shows a draft translation of the mysterious Rosetta stone and demonstrates to the world how to read the voluminous hieroglyphics left behind by the scribes of ancient Egypt. The story of the...
- Repatriation: Hawass On The Rosetta Stone
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) I recently travelled to London to give a lecture at the British Museum on my archaeological discoveries, and to host a book-signing event for my book ‘A Secret Voyage’ that has finally been published in English. This book...
- New Book: The Rosetta Stone And The Rebirth Of Egypt
Harvard University Press An excerpt from John Ray's new book The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Egypt is available online at the above address, in PDF format. A description of the book can also be found on the HUP website at the following adddress,...
- Book Review: John Ray - The Rosetta Stone And The Rebirth Of Ancient Egypt
http://resolutereader.blogspot.com/2007/05/john-ray-rosetta-stone-and-rebirth-of.html "John Ray takes us through how they worked out the meaning of the words – first translating the ancient Greek, then gradually associating the different Hieroglyphics...
- Review: The Last Man Who Knew Everything - Thomas Young
http://tinyurl.com/2tuv75 (calendarlive.com)"Resistant to artificial barriers and educated in various countries, Young became one of the first truly international scientists, corresponding with experts from all over the world. . . . The best part of the...
Egypt
Book review: The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
Washington Post
The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt by John Ray (Harvard) - reviewed by Jonathon Keats. This is actually less of a review than a short summary of the book's main focal points. It provides very little in the way of opinion about how good the book actually is.
The British and the French both played crucial roles, and many have read the decipherment as a continuation of their political rivalry. Ray acknowledges this, yet wisely concentrates his attention on the personal ambitions of Thomas Young and Jean-Francois Champollion, the two men who did the actual scholarship. Young was the first to work on the stone. He was not a likely candidate. Egypt didn't interest him especially, at least not as much as biology and physics, fields to which he routinely contributed major discoveries.
- Rosetta Stone Unlocks Egyptian History
Wired.com (Jason B. Jones) 1822: Jean-François Champollion shows a draft translation of the mysterious Rosetta stone and demonstrates to the world how to read the voluminous hieroglyphics left behind by the scribes of ancient Egypt. The story of the...
- Repatriation: Hawass On The Rosetta Stone
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) I recently travelled to London to give a lecture at the British Museum on my archaeological discoveries, and to host a book-signing event for my book ‘A Secret Voyage’ that has finally been published in English. This book...
- New Book: The Rosetta Stone And The Rebirth Of Egypt
Harvard University Press An excerpt from John Ray's new book The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Egypt is available online at the above address, in PDF format. A description of the book can also be found on the HUP website at the following adddress,...
- Book Review: John Ray - The Rosetta Stone And The Rebirth Of Ancient Egypt
http://resolutereader.blogspot.com/2007/05/john-ray-rosetta-stone-and-rebirth-of.html "John Ray takes us through how they worked out the meaning of the words – first translating the ancient Greek, then gradually associating the different Hieroglyphics...
- Review: The Last Man Who Knew Everything - Thomas Young
http://tinyurl.com/2tuv75 (calendarlive.com)"Resistant to artificial barriers and educated in various countries, Young became one of the first truly international scientists, corresponding with experts from all over the world. . . . The best part of the...