The decipherment of linear B
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The decipherment of linear B
（Canto classics）
Cambridge University Press, 2014
Canto classics ed
- : pbk
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"First edition 1958 ... Second edition 1967 ... Canto edition 1990"--T.p. verso
Includes index
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Description
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 the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.
Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- 1. Michael Ventris
- 2. The Minoan scripts
- 3. Hopes and failures
- 4. Birth of a theory
- 5. Growth and development
- 6. The decipherment and the critics
- 7. Life in Mycenaean Greece
- 8. Prospects
- Postscript
- Appendix
- Index.
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