The decipherment of linear B / by John Chadwick.

By: Chadwick, John, 1920-1998

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TextPublisher: Cambridge England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990Edition: Canto edDescription: ix, 164 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 0521045991; 0521398304 (pbk.)Subject(s): Ventris, Michael | Inscriptions, Linear BDDC classification: 487/.1 LOC classification: P1038 | .C5 1990

Contents:

1. Michael Ventris -- 2. The Minoan scripts -- 3. Hopes and failures -- 4. Birth of a theory -- 5. Growth and development -- 6. The decipherment and the critics -- 7. Life in Mycenaean Greece -- 8. Prospects -- Postscript -- Appendix.

Action note: committed to retain 20181001 in perpetuity ReCAP Shared CollectionSummary: 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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Reprint. Originally published: 2nd ed., 1967.

Includes bibliographical references.

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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