Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone. Then one day a colleague sent him a copy of an inscription that had been found in the ruins of a temple on the Nile River island of Philae. Which statement best describes the influence his colleague's act had on Jean-François Champollion? It was a breakthrough in his research. It complicated his research. It made his research worthless. It was an obstacle to his research.

It was a breakthrough in his research.

Explanation:

According to the riddle from the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, the statement that best describes the influence his colleague's act had on Jean-François Champollion is that it was a breakthrough in his research.

Based on the riddle, a copy of an inscription found in the ruins of a temple on the Nile River Island of Philae was sent by a colleague which helped his research massively as it was found on the site of his project.

A.It was a breakthrough in his research.

Explanation:

comfort   in their suffering