Thousands of Egyptians are calling the British Museum to send back the Rosetta stone to Egypt. British colonists obtained the relic which was originally unearthed in Egypt.
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The inscriptions on the dark grey granite slab became the seminal breakthrough in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics after it was taken from Egypt by forces of the British empire in 1801.
The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The Rosetta Stone.