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Secrets of the Dead
Decoding Hieroglyphics
Season 20
Episode 3
A review of how ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated 200 years ago, and a look at the archaeological work now being done in Egypt to understand one of the empire’s most important scribes.
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