One of the most important artifacts in all Ancient History, the Rosetta Stone unlocked the entire world of Ancient Egypt. Until then knowledge of hieroglyphs had been lost; the last known inscription dated back to 394AD.

Its discovery and why it ended up in the British Museum is an equally fascinating tale of war, imperialism and discovery.

I hope you enjoy the video.

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Image of the Graffito of EsmetAkhom

Author: Olaf Tausch

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Image of The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum.

Author: Hans Hillewaert

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