In the 1980s parts of the Nile Delta in Egypt stopped flourishing. Famed for its fertility, it had been a reliable place to farm for thousands of years despite its proximity to the arid desert.

The name stands for the famous stone discovered near the town of Rashid (Rosetta) in the Egyptian delta in 1799. Written in 196 B.C. by Egyptian priests, this story of the pharaohs was told in ...

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In the 1980s parts of the Nile Delta in Egypt stopped flourishing. Famed for its fertility, it had been a reliable place to farm for thousands of years despite its proximity to the arid desert.