French troops had discovered the stone in the walls of an Egyptian fort in 1799 and gave it to British forces as part of a surrender agreement. The British Museum has displayed it since 1802.

according to The British Museum. The stone was found built into an ancient wall near the town of Rashid (Rosetta). When the British defeated the French, the ancient stone was put into British ...

The Rosetta Stone spent centuries lodged inside a fortress wall. Many of Egypt’s temples ... The Rosetta Stone has been in the British Museum since 1802. After securing the stone, British ...

A debate has raged for years as to who truly owns historical artifacts like the Rosetta Stone. Now, Egyptians are calling on the British Museum to return this part of their cultural heritage.

French troops had discovered the stone in the walls of an Egyptian fort in 1799 and gave it to British forces as part of a surrender agreement. The British Museum has displayed it since 1802. The ...

French troops had discovered the stone in the walls of an Egyptian fort in 1799 and gave it to British forces as part of a surrender agreement. The British Museum has displayed it since 1802.