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Title Ancient Egypt unleashed: how the gods, pharaohs, monsters and murderers shattered their silence Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 10/10/22 Description The anniversary of the decipherment has, inevitably, led to renewed calls for the Rosetta Stone to be repatriated, from both Britain and Egypt. “Talks could start now, in the 200th anniversary year of the decipherment, to send it back and continue its journey,” Joyce Tyldesley, professor of Egyptology at the University of Manchester, told the Sunday Times. In Egypt, Dr Monica Hanna, an Egyptologist leading a repatriation campaign, has talked of “the people demanding their own culture back”. In response, the British Museum points out that there has been “no formal request from the Egyptian government to return the stone”, adding that 28 slabs bearing the decree have been discovered in the country, and 21 remain there. URL https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/10/ancient-egypt-gods-sphinx-pharaohs-monsters-hieroglyphs-rosetta-stone-british-museum Persons Joyce Tyldesley
Keywords
- Egyptology
- Rosetta Stone