The deciphering of ancient scripts changed forever the way Europeans were able to imagine the story of humanity, destroying centuries of received authority about the past with repercussions as important for our understanding of time and history as the geological studies of the same period.
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"The deciphering of ancient scripts changed forever the way Europeans were able to imagine the story of humanity, destroying centuries of received authority about the past with repercussions as important for our understanding of time and history as the geological studies of the same period." — Neil MacGregor
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The deciphering of ancient scripts changed forever the way Europeans were able to imagine the story of humanity, destroying centuries of received authority about the past with repercussions as important for our understanding of time and history as the geological studies of the same period. — Neil MacGregor
About Neil MacGregor
Neil MacGregor was a Historian from United Kingdom (1946–present).
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This quote is attributed to Neil MacGregor, a Historian from United Kingdom.
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Neil MacGregor lived from 1946 – present.