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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1990.
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| Edition: | Canto ed. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=53614 |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 164 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0511001088 9780511001086 9781107590090 1107590094 0521045991 0521398304 |