The Rosetta Stone was vital in understanding the writing system of hieroglyphics, which spent years as a forgotten writing system. After the stone was first discovered, it took many years for it ...

Soon Europe was also gripped by an academic frenzy — both collaborative and competitive — to decrypt the Rosetta Stone. It was the puzzle of the era, not unlike today’s foremost scientific ...

The Rosetta Stone, on display at the British Museum in London, was seized from Egypt over 200 years ago.Credit...Tom Jamieson for The New York Times Supported by By Farah Nayeri Reported from London.

As French troops prepared to face Ottoman forces in Rosetta, Egypt, in July 1799, they stumbled upon a chunk of carved stone.

The Rosetta Stone is an ancient stele that contains ... This led to the first decryption of hieroglyphics, a form of writing that stopped being used in the 4th century CE. Dr. Sherine El ...