Egypt archaeologists want British Museum to return the Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum in 2018

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Leading Egyptian archaeologists have demanded the British Museum return the Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered.

The prized historical artefact, one of the centrepieces of the British Museum’s collection, dates to 196 BC and was unearthed by Napoleon’s army in northern Egypt.