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the British Museum - Coggle Diagram
the British Museum
objects on display
the Rosetta Stone
el – Rashid
acquired as trophies of war
Napoleon's defeat
a pharaoh's decree
the key to unclocking the language of the ancient Egyptians
the Elgin Marbles
the permission of the Ottoman authorities
the Parthenon tample
lord Elgin - "looted" the sculptures
history
an "encyclopaedic" museum
eight million objects on display
prehistoric poetry
handmade jewellery
vases
main question: remain or be returned?
acquired
as trophies of war
stolen from famous archaeological sites
still debated
purpose
helps to understand events in history
international understanding
bringing different cultures together