According to History, Young started to examine the Rosetta stone in 1814. He found that some of the hieroglyphics were contained in an oval, which he called cartouches, and that these spelled out ...

With the French army came scholars. Soldiers re-building fortifications in Rosetta dug up the stone - and the scholars knew immediately that they had found something of great significance.

With the French army came scholars. Soldiers re-building fortifications in Rosetta dug up the stone - and the scholars knew immediately that they had found something of great significance.