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Archaeologists tie ancient bones to a revolt chronicled on the Rosetta Stone

The skeleton provides a rare glimpse into an uprising around 2,200 years ago

Egyptian warrior bones

Lower arm bones from a man’s skeleton excavated in Egypt display damage possibly caused by combat during a military uprising mentioned in writing on the famous Rosetta Stone.

R. Littman and J. Silverstein

By Bruce Bower

- More than 2 years ago

SAN DIEGO — Excavated remains of a warrior slain around 2,200 years ago provide rare, physical evidence of an uprising that’s described on the Rosetta Stone, scientists say.