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The Decipherment of Linear B

Paperback • 2014 • English

The Decipherment of Linear B

By John Chadwick

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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 Mycenaean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of t...Show more

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9781107691766

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The Decipherment of Linear B

Format

Paperback

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