The Rosetta Stone was vital in understanding the writing system of hieroglyphics, which spent years as a forgotten writing system. After the stone was first discovered, it took many years for it ...

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As French troops prepared to face Ottoman forces in Rosetta, Egypt, in July 1799, they stumbled upon a chunk of carved stone.

Cairo — More than 200 years after scientists decoded the Rosetta Stone, campaigners in Egypt have launched a petition calling on the country's leader to submit a formal request for England to ...

The Rosetta Stone, on display at the British Museum in London, was seized from Egypt over 200 years ago.Credit...Tom Jamieson for The New York Times Supported by By Farah Nayeri Reported from London.