The decipherment of linear B
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 writ...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, England ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
1990.
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| Edición: | Canto ed |
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38474098*spi |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Incluye índice. |
| Descripción Física: | ix, 164 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780511001086 9781107590090 |
