The Decipherment of Linear B

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology, Reference & Language, Foreign Languages, History
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Author: John Chadwick ISBN: 9781107713116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: September 13, 1990
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: John Chadwick
ISBN: 9781107713116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 13, 1990
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Myceanean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.

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The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Myceanean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.

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