The stone that spoke : and other clues to the decipherment of lost languages.
Describes the discoveries of and efforts to decipher long forgotten languages and relates how the interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics, Assyrian cuneiform, and the Linear "B" of the Minoans opened important doors to these ancient civilizations.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Putnam,
[1969]
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| Summary: | Describes the discoveries of and efforts to decipher long forgotten languages and relates how the interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics, Assyrian cuneiform, and the Linear "B" of the Minoans opened important doors to these ancient civilizations. |
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| Physical Description: | 192 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: pages 184-185. |