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The decipherment of linear B

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 writ...

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Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press , 1990
Edition:Canto ed.
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Online Access:lizenzpflichtig
Author Notes:by John Chadwick
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes index. - Description based on print version record
Physical Description:Online Ressource (ix, 164 p.)
ISBN:9781107590090
1107590094
0511001088
9780511001086