Read more competing for the rare honour of cracking these ancient codes – and giving voice to forgotten worlds. Lost Languages reports from the front lines of scholarship where obsessions, genius, occasional delusion and sometimes bitter rivalry are de rigueur among those currently. These include the Etruscan alphabet of Italy, the Indus Valley seal script, Rongorongo from remote Easter Island, the Zapotec script of Mexico (probably the first writing system in the Americas), and the unique Phaistos disc of Crete. Beginning with the stories of three great decipherments – Egyptian hieroglyphs, Minoan Linear B and Mayan glyphs – Lost Languages moves on to dissect the most well-known and enigmatic undeciphered scripts from around the world. Condition: Used - Good Published: Binding: Hardcover ISBN 10. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. Lost Languages: The Enigma of the Worlds Undeciphered Scripts. Description for Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts Paperback. Lost Languages: The Enigma of the Worlds Great Undeciphered Scripts by Andrew Robinson See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 5.59 - 5.79 Paperback 6.79 - 10.79 Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good - Good 5.79 Acceptable 5.59 New Unavailable See All 5 Editions from 5.
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