The Decipherment of Linear B (Second Edition)

John Chadwick

ISBN 10: 0521398304 / ISBN 13: 9780521398305

Published by Cambridge University Press November 1979, 1979

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Decipherment of Linear B (Second Edition)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press November 1979
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521398304
• ISBN 13: 9780521398305
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Used Good
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Synopsis

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.

Book Description

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.