The sentence 'O Looking at a certain group of symbols-which actually stood for the name of a pharaoh-Kircher let his imagination run wild' contains evidence supporting the claim in the excerpt.
The sentence that contains evidence supporting the claim is: O Looking at a certain group of symbols-which actually stood for the name of a pharaoh-Kircher let his imagination run wild.
This sentence shows how Kircher misinterpreted hieroglyphs, attributing a different meaning based on his imagination rather than evidence.
This misinterpretation hindered the progress in deciphering hieroglyphs until later scholars like Champollion made significant advancements.
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