The Decipherment of Linear BThe 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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Пользовательский отзыв - EricCostello - LibraryThingSlightly dry, but thorough, account of how the "Linear B" language of ancient Crete (and certain parts of nearby Greece proper) was decoded by a part-time linguist, in conjunction with a professor of ... Читать весь отзыв
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Пользовательский отзыв - Lukerik - LibraryThingIf you want to read about the decipherment of Linear B then this book is the motherlode. The author was a Bletchley Park code-breaker who worked with Ventris on the decipherment, so this is a first ... Читать весь отзыв
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MICHAEL VENTRIS | 1 |
THE MINOAN SCRIPTS | 5 |
HOPES AND FAILURES | 26 |
BIRTH OF A THEORY | 38 |
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 65 |
THE DECIPHERMENT AND THE CRITICS | 79 |
LIFE IN MYCENAEAN GREECE | 99 |
PROSPECTS | 132 |
POSTSCRIPT | 139 |
MYCENAEAN TABLETS IN TRANSCRIPTION | 156 |
INDEX | 160 |
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