Rosetta Stone have originally been displayed within a temple, possibly at nearby Sais. It was probably moved during the early Christian or medieval period, and was eventually used as building material in the construction of Fort Julien near the town of Rashid (Rosetta) in the Nile Delta. It was rediscovered there in July 1799 by a French soldier named Pierre-François Bouchard during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt. It was the first Ancient Egyptian bilingual text recovered in modern times, and it aroused widespread public interest with its potential to decipher this previously untranslated hieroglyphic language. Lithographic copies and plaster casts began circulating
Rosetta Stone (band) and releasing several independently produced singles to increasing popularity, Rosetta Stone recorded their first full-length album, "An Eye for the Main Chance", releasing it in 1991. They also recruited Porl Young as a second guitarist and toured extensively to promote the album. Following on from this, the band released their most successful single, the 12" "Adrenaline". Porl Young subsequently left the band to produce Children on Stun whilst Porl King and Karl North released a cover version of The Rattles' 1970 hit "The Witch" which took the band into the UK top 40 singles chart. The band went on to