It was 2011 when a revolution broke out in Tahir Square in Cairo against the government leader, President Hosni Mubarak. Fires caused by the attrition of protesters, police and civilians trying to stop the violence spread destruction to the doorstep of the National History Museum. Desperate to save the museum and its artifacts, civilians linked arms and hands to form a human barrier between the protesters and the country's national treasures. Despite the valiant efforts of those who wanted to protect the museum, 50 relics disappeared that night. Unfortunately those were not the first artifacts to be taken out of Egypt; they only add to the growing number. Egypt has all but begged for foreign museums to return artifacts such as the Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering hieroglyphics, ever since foreign museums began putting them on display. Many of the artifacts were found in the 19th and early 20th centuries by archaeologists and were sold to museums before Egypt even knew what had happened. The Egyptian government and people want these historical objects to return to their territory and to their museums. The only problem is that the countries that own these artifacts will not return them because they fear that the relics are not safe in Egypt. The British Museum in London said these early examples of ancient art, religion and writing belong to all humanity, not just Egypt. To understand why some believe artifacts are unsafe, you need to understand Egypt. Egypt is located north of Sudan, east of Libya, west of Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan and the Red Sea, and is south of the Mediterranean Sea. Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is located at 30.0500º N and 31.2333º E. The highest point in Egypt...... middle of paper ......k to Egypt where they risk being taken , damaged or disappear completely? Or should they stay where they are, on safer foreign soil? The artifacts should definitely remain on safer foreign soil because if anything were to happen to them, no one could do anything to get them back. But, for this problem to be resolved, the countries of Egypt and Britain must resolve their differences to preserve our past. Bibliography "Ancient Egypt: a brief history". EnTrova. Network. April 09, 2014.Green, Jen. Focus on Egypt. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library, 2007. Print. Halime, Farah. "Revolution brings hard times for Egypt's treasures." The New York Times. The New York Times, October 31, 2012. Web. April 9, 2014. “Officials Discuss Rightful Owners of Ancient Artifacts.” VOA. Network. 9 April 2014."TED CASE STUDIES." Case study. Network. 09 April. 2014.