The campaigners argue the Rosetta Stone, along with 16 other artifacts that have been in the U.K. for centuries were removed from Egypt illegally, and it's time to get them back.

The Rosetta Stone contained a decree written in three different types of writing. When it was discovered, no one new how to read hieroglyphics, but after many years, the code was cracked.

The Rosetta Stone is widely considered one of archaeology's most significant finds. A decree from Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy V ...

"The Rosetta stone was undeniably a spoil of war and an act of plunder that was outlawed in the 17th and 19th centuries," the petition reads. "The presence of these artifacts in the British Museum ...

The stone is one of more than 100,000 Egyptian and Sudanese relics housed in the British Museum. A large percentage were obtained during Britain’s colonial rule over the region from 1883 to 1953.

Thousands of Egyptians have signed an online petition that called for the return of the Rosetta stone and other ancient Egyptian artifacts housed by the British Museum in London. The petition ...

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous artifacts in the British Museum. The inscriptions on the slab of granite were crucial in enabling experts to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs ...

Egyptians call for the return of the Rosetta Stone and other ancient artifacts. Since then, Seymour has been on a mission to return the museum's pre-Columbian collection back to Mexico.

Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Thousands of Egyptians are demanding the repatriation of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum back to its home country. The iconic artifact, which helped scientists ...

Thousands of Egyptians are demanding the repatriation of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum back to its home country. The iconic artifact, which helped scientists finally decode Egyptian ...