The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799 by soldiers led by Pierre-François Bouchard while they were demolishing ancient walls near Rosetta to improve a French fort.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources including the British Museum, Wikipedia, World History Encyclopedia, and Napoleon.org. Minor discrepancies exist over exact date and whether Bouchard personally found it, but core claim is well corroborated. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=bronze indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- 7 Historical Treasures Discovered by Accident | HISTORY (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-rosetta-stone (corroboration)
- https://www.worldhistory.org/Rosetta_Stone/ (corroboration)
- https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-rosetta-stone-a-journey-from-alexandria-to-london/ (corroboration)