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- Egypt's Rosetta Stone
has been on display

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at the British Museum since 1802

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and it's about fucking time
that they gave it back.

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A group of Egyptian
archeologists has banded together

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to renew an ongoing
plea to return the stone

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to its home country,

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launching an online
petition that's been signed

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by more than 2000 people so far.

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The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799

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by French soldiers in Egypt.

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After Napoleon was defeated
by the British in 1801,

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he handed them the stone, along
with 16 other antiquities.

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The British army was like,
"Well, I guess this is ours now,"

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and shipped it off to London.

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The ancient slab basically
unlocked the history

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of ancient Egypt when
19th centuries scholars

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were able to crack the code

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and translate the hieroglyphic
writing on the Rosetta Stone

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allowing us to understand the language

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of the ancient Egyptians.

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As an Egyptian, the Rosetta Stone

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helped me understand my ancestors

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and learn about their history and culture.

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But now, it's sitting in a display case

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at a museum in London, far
removed from where it originated

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along with tons of stolen artifacts

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from different countries that
the British have invaded.

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In fact, having these
artifacts on display today

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should remind the world

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of Britain's war crimes over the years.

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It's just not a good look

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'cause it's sort of giving
Western colonialism.

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