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_aRobinson, Andrew _d1957- |
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_aLost languages : _bthe enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts _cAndrew Robinson |
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_aNew York : _bThames and Hudson, _cc2002. |
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_a352 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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| 500 | _a"A Peter N. Nevraumont book." | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index. | ||
| 505 | 8 | _aMachine generated contents note: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 -- INTRODUCTION -- Writing Systems, Coded Civilizations and Undeciphered Scripts 10 -- PART I THREE GREAT DECIPHERMENTS -- I Voices of the Pharaohs -- EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS (EGYPT) 50 -- II The Labyrinth of Minos -- LINEAR B (GREECE) 74 -- III Bishop de Landa's Inquisition -- MAYAN GLYPHS (CENTRAL AMERICA) 104 -- PART II UNDECIPHERED SCRIPTS -- IV Voices of the Black Pharaohs -- THE MEROITIC SCRIPT (SUDAN) 140 -- V Greek but not Greek -- THE ETRUSCAN ALPHABET (ITALY) 156 -- VI A Mediterranean Mystery -- LINEAR A (THE AEGEAN) 182 -- VII Secrets of the Ancient Ledgers -- THE PROTO-ELAMITE SCRIPT (IRAN) 200 -- VIII Birdmen of Rapanui -- RONGORONGO (EASTER ISLAND) 218 -- IX 7he New World Begins to Write -- THE ZAPOTEC AND ISTHMIAN SCRIPTS (MEXICO) 244 -- X At the Sign of the Unicorn -- THE INDUS SCRIPT (PAKISTAN/INDIA) 264 -- XI Sir Arthur's 'Chaunt of Victory ' -- THE PHAISTOS DISC (CRETE) 296 -- CONCLUSION -- XII 7he Urge to Decipher 316 -- NOTES AND REFERENCES 324 -- FURTHER READING 334 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 335 -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 341 -- INDEX 344. | |
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_aWriting _xHistory. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aExtinct languages. | |
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_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh041/2001051412.html |
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_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001051412.html |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh021/2001051412.html |
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