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What event is considered to have marked the birth of Egyptology?

AShakespeare's publication of Antony and Cleopatra
Bthe discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb
CNapoleon's expedition into Egypt
DHerodotus' publication of Histories

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I think Napoleon's expedition into Egypt, NOT EXACTLY SURE!

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C. is the closest.

It's generally accepted that Champollion's publication in 1822 of his translation of the Rosetta Stone (discovered during Napoleon's expedition to Egypt) was the starting point of modern Egyptology.

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