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 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 Mycenaean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations; Preface; 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; Index.

Zusammenfassung

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.

Bericht

Review of previous edition: '... not only an account of a startling piece of philological and archaeological research, but a simple, moving human story.' The Spectator

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Chadwick, John (Downing College Chadwick
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.05.2014
• EAN: 9781107691766
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69176-6
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Serien: Canto Classics; Canto Classics
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte; Schule und Lernen > Erwachsenenbildung/Volkshochschule > VHS-/Kursmaterialien Sprache