Decipherment of Linear B (e-bog) af Chadwick, John
Chadwick, John (forfatter)

Decipherment of Linear B e-bog

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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...
E-bog 154,35 DKK
Forfattere Chadwick, John (forfatter)
Udgivet 15 maj 2014
Genrer 1QDAG
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781139950893
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.