The Decipherment of Linear B
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The Decipherment of Linear B

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eBook - PDF

The Decipherment of Linear B

About this book

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.

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Information

Edition
2
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Michael Ventris
  9. 2 The Minoan Scripts
  10. 3 Hopes and Failures
  11. 4 Birth of a Theory
  12. 5 Growth and Development
  13. 6 The Decipherment and the Critics
  14. 7 Life in Mycenaean Greece
  15. 8 Prospects
  16. Postscript
  17. Appendix: Mycenaean Tablets in Transcription
  18. Index