Its value as a translation tool is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding its discovery and translation is more obscure. The Rosetta Stone’s text is a royal decree venerating a ...

Archeologists in Spain have recently uncovered an ancient rock slab with an alphabet inscribed that predates the Rosetta Stone by roughly 400 years. The discovery in southwest Spain is believed to ...

The Rosetta Stone was produced in 196BCE but ... Dr Gamal said that until the stone’s discovery and deciphering, people had been baffled by the ancient Egyptian script for 14 centuries.