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museum: Egyptians urge British museum to return the 'icon of their identity' the Rosetta Stone - The Economic Times
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On this day in 1799 the Rosetta Stone (an essential key in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts) is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during
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