The Decipherment of Linear B, Second Edition

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Chadwick, John

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ISBN 10: 0521095964 ISBN 13: 9780521095969

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1982

Language: English

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Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition: 1970, 5th printing: 1982. X + [164] pp. Price penciled on half title page. Clean, bright pages. Minimal wear. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages.

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Title: The Decipherment of Linear B, Second Edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1982
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521095964
ISBN 13: 9780521095969
Binding: Paperback
Edition: Second Edition; Fifth Printing.
Condition: Near Fine
Weight: 0.8 pounds

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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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Fascinating details of the religious and economic history of an ancient pre-Hellenic civilization are revealed in this celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B from Mycenaean Greek in the 1950s.

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