The Decipherment of Linear B
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The Decipherment of Linear B is a landmark scholarly work by John Chadwick that explains how the Bronze Age Linear B script was decoded and shown to represent an early form of Greek.
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| The Decipherment of Linear B canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
archaeology
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philology ⓘ |
| author | John Chadwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Linear B tablets from Knossos
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Linear B tablets from Mycenae ⓘ Linear B tablets from Pylos ⓘ evidence that Linear B represents an early form of Greek ⓘ process of decoding Linear B ⓘ |
| explains |
historical context of Mycenaean civilization
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linguistic arguments for identifying Linear B as Greek ⓘ methods used to crack Linear B ⓘ problems of interpreting undeciphered scripts ⓘ role of frequency analysis in decipherment ⓘ role of place-names in decipherment ⓘ structure of the Linear B syllabary ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Bronze Age Aegean scripts
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collaboration between Michael Ventris and John Chadwick ⓘ work of Michael Ventris ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| hasContributionTo |
Aegean prehistory
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classical studies ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
archaeologists
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linguists ⓘ students of classics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Linear B
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Mycenaean Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ decipherment of scripts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear exposition of the Linear B decipherment
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documenting Michael Ventris's achievement ⓘ popularizing understanding of Mycenaean Greek ⓘ |
| relatedLanguage |
Ancient Greek
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Mycenaean Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Arthur Evans
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Michael Ventris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedScript | Linear B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Linear B and Related Scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Late Bronze Age
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Mycenaean period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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