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Egypt Code Breakers

Jean-Francois Champollion gave words to a thousand-year-old civilisation by cracking an ancient hieroglyphic code, but behind his legendary feat was his mysterious brother, Jacques-Joseph, who made it all possible. Using their private correspondence, archives and expert advice, we explore this once-in-a-lifetime scientific, human and intellectual adventure to celebrate the bicentenary of the hieroglyphs being decoded.