Lost Languages by Andrew R. Robinson
The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
An accessible, illustrated exploration of how scholars attempt to decode ancient writing systems, tracing landmark successes and infamous missteps while explaining the tools and principles of decipherment; it surveys solved scripts like hieroglyphs and cuneiform alongside enduring enigmas such as the Indus script, Linear A, and Rongorongo, revealing what these efforts uncover about past civilizations and the nature of language itself.
- Published
- 2002
- Nationality
- British
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- Pages
- 320-352
- Original Language
- English
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