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Wilkinson (The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt) explores the founding and development of Egyptology as a science during the century between the 1822 deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics by Jean-François Champollion and the 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter. Those two crucial events mark the rise and subsequent decline of European domination of Egyptian political, economic, and cultural spheres. The resulting rivalries of the great powers, pa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More