Lost languages : the enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts /
Investigates famous examples of unsolved scripts and codes, in an account that recalls the stories of three forefront decipherments including the Egyptian hieroglyphs, the Maya glyphs, and the Minoan Linear B clay tablets.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill,
[2002]
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| Series: | A Peter N. Nevraumont book
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | Investigates famous examples of unsolved scripts and codes, in an account that recalls the stories of three forefront decipherments including the Egyptian hieroglyphs, the Maya glyphs, and the Minoan Linear B clay tablets. |
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| Item Description: | "A Peter N. Nevraumont book." |
| Physical Description: | 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-340) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0071357432 9780071357432 0965421244 9780965421249 |