{"product_id":"the-undeciphered-aegean-scripts-linguistic-investigations-into-the-languages-they-encode-hardback-9781009562348","title":"The Undeciphered Aegean Scripts; Linguistic Investigations into the Languages They Encode (Hardback) 9781009562348","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Undeciphered Aegean Scripts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLinguistic Investigations into the Languages They Encode\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConstitutes a significant advance along the road to the decipherment of all five of the undeciphered Bronze Age Aegean scripts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrent Davis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009562348, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e530 pages, 50 b\/w illus.  5 maps  200 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.9 cm, 1.143 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe decipherment of Linear B, an early form of Greek used by the Myceneans, by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick has long been celebrated. But five other scripts from the Bronze-Age Aegean remain undeciphered. In this book, Brent Davis provides a thorough introduction to these scripts and uses statistical techniques drawn from linguistics to provide insights into the languages lying behind them. He deals most extensively with the script of the Minoan civilization on Crete (“Linear A”), whose decipherment remains one of the Holy Grails of archaeology. He discusses linguistic topics in clear language and explains linguistic terms in a comprehensive glossary. The book also includes all data on which the various analyses of the scripts are based. It will therefore be of great interest and use not just to experts in the undeciphered Aegean scripts, but to novices and aficionados of decipherment as well.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Overview of the Aegean scripts\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Linguistic Analysis of Linear A: 2. Evidence relevant to the character of the language that Linear A encodes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Linear A phonology\u003cbr\u003e 4. Linear A morphology\u003cbr\u003e 5. Linear A syntax and orthography\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Syllabotactic Analyses of The Aegean Scripts: 6. Syllabotactic analysis: a new methodology for investigating the languages behind the undeciphered Aegean scripts\u003cbr\u003e 7. Syllabotactic analysis of Linear A\u003cbr\u003e 8. Syllabotactic analysis of the Phaistos disk script against Linear A\u003cbr\u003e 9. Syllabotactic analysis of Cretan Hieroglyphic against Linear A\u003cbr\u003e 10. Syllabotactic analysis of Cypro-Minoan\u003cbr\u003e 11. Syllabotactic analysis of Eteocypriot and Linear A against Cypro-Minoan\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475097153816,"sku":"9781009562348","price":100.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009562348i.jpg?v=1785805105","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-undeciphered-aegean-scripts-linguistic-investigations-into-the-languages-they-encode-hardback-9781009562348","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}