Stolen Or Preserved? The British Museum’s 15 Most Controversial Relics
Stolen Or Preserved? The British Museum’s 15 Most Controversial Relics
2. The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone: a pivotal artifact for deciphering ancient Egyptian scripts, housed in the British Museum.
The Rosetta Stone, a granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree from 196 BC, was discovered in 1799 by French soldiers near the town of Rosetta (Rashid) during...