Demands to return Egyptian artifacts, including Rosetta Stone.

[guy]

 

Pressure is mounting to return Egyptian artifacts, including the Rosetta Stone.
 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15249941/Pressure-intensifies-Britain-return-Rosetta-Stone-museum-Egypt.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton

 

https://www.newarab.com/news/new-campaign-demands-return-stolen-egyptian-artefacts

[caesar novus]

7 hours ago, guy said:

Pressure is mounting to return Egyptian artifacts, including the Rosetta Stone.

Pressure mounting due to sensing the crumbling resolve of western civilization, with it's woke readiness to appease in a spirit of suicidal empathy. Egypt has long been on the brink of radical islamic takeover (think Afghan buddha demolition or Syria Roman destruction), and suffered thousands of artifacts looted from museums and archeo sites in 2011 revolution. Still there are a six figure surfeit of items remaining under the watch of tiresome Z. Hawass, whose "reinstatement sparked protests from museum workers and archaeologists, who struck in April 2011 demanding his removal over alleged cronyism and suppression of dissent within the antiquities sector" according to https://grokipedia.com/page/Zahi_Hawass

Let's stiffen our spine and preserve selected hieroglyphs and Greek sculptures in the 1st rather than exclusively 2nd or 3rd world! Look how much Egypt benefited by the stone laying around France and England for scholars to eventually solve the puzzle. Think how many hieroglyphs have meanwhile been sandblasted in Egypt. Egypt is awash in same-theme artifacts as is Greece in same-theme artifacts. Maybe they should instead ask for donation of artifacts from outside-civilizations for local museums for diversity and education. (Athens does have a cool Hellenic Air Force museum if you are need a change of pace or the regulars are on strike.)

Following graph shows world bank estimate of negative Egyptian political stability:

Edited November 6, 2025 by caesar novus

[guidoLaMoto]

The Rosetta Stone is probably viewed by and impresses more tourists in a week at the British Museum than would see it in Egypt in a year. Artifacts from the origins of human civilization belong to the world, not just the local govt of the week club.

"Vae victis."-- Brennus