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How did the field of Egyptology begin?

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The foundations of Egyptology, a prolific branch of classical archaeology because of the wealth of material preserved in the dry Egyptian climate, were laid by the recovery of the Rosetta Stone (see under Rosetta ) and the work of French scholars who accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte to Egypt.

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