Week #3- Daily #1- What is the oldest human-created artifact that has mattered to you? Why/how does it matter?

The oldest human-created artifact that has mattered to me is the Rosetta Stone. It was carved in 196 B.C. French soldiers discovered it in 1799. It was written in Greek and Egyptian using hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek scripts. It matters because it has helped us understand how the Egyptian people spoke. We know a lot about their culture because of the Rosetta Stone. It honored the pharaoh and listed all of the good things the pharaoh did. The translation has led us to conclusions about the mysteries of pyramids and other artifacts that the ancient Egyptians left behind. The Rosetta Stone helped us decipher hieroglyphs. The Rosetta Stone has mattered to me because I think everyone has been affected by the discovery of it. When hieroglyphs became understanding to us, we learned a lot about the past. Knowing about the past makes us aware of who and where we came from. I think that the discovery of a language from this Rosetta Stone has led people to make a language-learning program called Rosetta Stone. I use this online learning source for Spanish class. It is the fastest and easiest way to learn a language, just like the real Rosetta Stone. The translation is right there! I think that over the next few years we will find even more clues and hints of the ancient world. The Rosetta Stone was only one artifact and there are many more! We can understand other people in different languages by things like the Rosetta Stone.

Source: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html