The decipherment of linear B / by John Chadwick.

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Chadwick, John, 1920-1998

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.Edition: Canto edDescription: 1 online resource (ix, 164 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511001088
9780511001086
9781107590090
1107590094

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Decipherment of linear B.DDC classification:

487/.1 20

LOC classification:

P1038 .C5 1990eb

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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.

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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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