The Riddle of the Labyrinth : : the Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
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An intellectual detective story follows the quest to unlock one of the great secrets of human history--the decipherment of Linear B, an unknown script from the Aegean Bronze Age.
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Fun with linguistics submitted by hjzechar on July 15, 2022, 3:54pm Very engaging book about a very dense subject matter: the decipherment of an ancient Cretan script. Highly recommend!
PUBLISHED
New York : Ecco, c2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: xx, 363 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062228864
SUBJECTS
Kober, Alice.
Evans, Arthur, -- Sir, -- 1851-1941.
Ventris, Michael.
Inscriptions, Linear B -- Knossos (Extinct city)
Crete (Greece) -- Antiquities.