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Mycenaean Linear B - An Aegean Syllabary
Year
2013
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
30m
Rating
TVPG
Publication Information
The Great Courses
Summary
How did the decipherment of Linear B change perceptions of ancient Aegean civilization? Why are epigraphers still perplexed by many Linear B spellings? Wade into the discovery, decipherment, and contents of this intriguing ancient writing system (Europe's earliest attempt at writing) and measure it against what has been learned about decipherment of Egyptian and cuneiform scripts.