Author: Ester Salgarella
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108479383
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
Interdisciplinary examination of the transmission process of Linear A to Linear B script.
Aegean Linear Script(s)
Author: Ester Salgarella
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108479383
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
Interdisciplinary examination of the transmission process of Linear A to Linear B script.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108479383
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
Interdisciplinary examination of the transmission process of Linear A to Linear B script.
Understanding Relations Between Scripts
Author: Philippa Steele
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785706454
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Understanding Relations Between Scripts examines the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan ‘Hieroglyphic’, Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cypriot Syllabary. These scripts, of which some are deciphered and others are not, are known to be related to each other. However, the details of their relationships with each other have remained poorly understood and this will be the first volume dedicated solely to this issue. Nine papers aim to reach a better appreciation of relationships between writing systems than has been possible in previous research, through an interdisciplinary dialogue that takes account of both features of the writing systems and the contextual factors affecting the way in which writing was passed on. Each individual contribution furthers this aim by presenting the latest research on the Aegean scripts, demonstrating the great advances in our understanding of script relations that are possible through such detailed and innovative studies.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785706454
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Understanding Relations Between Scripts examines the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan ‘Hieroglyphic’, Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cypriot Syllabary. These scripts, of which some are deciphered and others are not, are known to be related to each other. However, the details of their relationships with each other have remained poorly understood and this will be the first volume dedicated solely to this issue. Nine papers aim to reach a better appreciation of relationships between writing systems than has been possible in previous research, through an interdisciplinary dialogue that takes account of both features of the writing systems and the contextual factors affecting the way in which writing was passed on. Each individual contribution furthers this aim by presenting the latest research on the Aegean scripts, demonstrating the great advances in our understanding of script relations that are possible through such detailed and innovative studies.
Understanding Relations Between Scripts
Author: Philippa Steele
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785706470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Understanding Relations Between Scripts examines the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan ‘Hieroglyphic’, Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cypriot Syllabary. These scripts, of which some are deciphered and others are not, are known to be related to each other. However, the details of their relationships with each other have remained poorly understood and this will be the first volume dedicated solely to this issue. Nine papers aim to reach a better appreciation of relationships between writing systems than has been possible in previous research, through an interdisciplinary dialogue that takes account of both features of the writing systems and the contextual factors affecting the way in which writing was passed on. Each individual contribution furthers this aim by presenting the latest research on the Aegean scripts, demonstrating the great advances in our understanding of script relations that are possible through such detailed and innovative studies.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785706470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Understanding Relations Between Scripts examines the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan ‘Hieroglyphic’, Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cypriot Syllabary. These scripts, of which some are deciphered and others are not, are known to be related to each other. However, the details of their relationships with each other have remained poorly understood and this will be the first volume dedicated solely to this issue. Nine papers aim to reach a better appreciation of relationships between writing systems than has been possible in previous research, through an interdisciplinary dialogue that takes account of both features of the writing systems and the contextual factors affecting the way in which writing was passed on. Each individual contribution furthers this aim by presenting the latest research on the Aegean scripts, demonstrating the great advances in our understanding of script relations that are possible through such detailed and innovative studies.
The Decipherment of Linear B
Author: John Chadwick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110771723X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Myceanean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110771723X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Myceanean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.
The Undeciphered Signs of Linear B
Author: Anna P. Judson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108494722
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Ground-breaking analysis of the Linear B undeciphered signs shedding light on the writing system and the activities of its writers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108494722
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Ground-breaking analysis of the Linear B undeciphered signs shedding light on the writing system and the activities of its writers.
Linear B
Author: J.T. Hooker
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
ISBN: 9780906515624
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This introduction is suitable for the student with some knowledge of Greek who wishes to have access to Linear B material. Part One places the development of the Linear B script against its historical background; the earlier varieties of Aegean writing are discusses, and Ventris' decipherment of Linear B is described and the Mycenaean dialect of Greek is examined. In Part two, the reader is taken through a number of important Linear B texts. These are presented first in a 'normalised' transcription of the Linear B characters, so as to induce familiarity with the lay-out of the original texts, secondly in transliteration, and thirdly in translation where this is possible.
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
ISBN: 9780906515624
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This introduction is suitable for the student with some knowledge of Greek who wishes to have access to Linear B material. Part One places the development of the Linear B script against its historical background; the earlier varieties of Aegean writing are discusses, and Ventris' decipherment of Linear B is described and the Mycenaean dialect of Greek is examined. In Part two, the reader is taken through a number of important Linear B texts. These are presented first in a 'normalised' transcription of the Linear B characters, so as to induce familiarity with the lay-out of the original texts, secondly in transliteration, and thirdly in translation where this is possible.
Aegean Writing and Linear A.
Author: Maurice Pope
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aegean Sea Region
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aegean Sea Region
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Linear B and Related Scripts
Author: John Chadwick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inscriptions, Cypro-Minoan
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Explains what is known about the ancient writing systems used by Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inscriptions, Cypro-Minoan
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Explains what is known about the ancient writing systems used by Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece.
Popular Archaeology
Author: Dan McLerran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781320169691
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This special print edition of the Fall 2014 issue of Popular Archaeology Magazine contains compelling accounts of some recent discoveries and developments in the fields of archaeology and anthropology, including discoveries that have changed the face of human evolution, a finding in an underwater cave in the Yucatan Peninsula that tells a story with implications for Native American origins, excavations at the largest ancient Mycenaean site ever discovered, new wall paintings at Angkor Wat, and much more.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781320169691
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This special print edition of the Fall 2014 issue of Popular Archaeology Magazine contains compelling accounts of some recent discoveries and developments in the fields of archaeology and anthropology, including discoveries that have changed the face of human evolution, a finding in an underwater cave in the Yucatan Peninsula that tells a story with implications for Native American origins, excavations at the largest ancient Mycenaean site ever discovered, new wall paintings at Angkor Wat, and much more.
Script and Society
Author: Philip J. Boyes
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1789255848
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
By the 13th century BC, the Syrian city of Ugarit hosted an extremely diverse range of writing practices. As well as two main scripts – alphabetic and logographic cuneiform - the site has also produced inscriptions in a wide range of scripts and languages, including Hurrian, Sumerian, Hittite, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Luwian hieroglyphs and Cypro-Minoan. This variety in script and language is accompanied by writing practices that blend influences from Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Levantine traditions together with what seem to be distinctive local innovations. Script and Society: The Social Context of Writing Practices in Late Bronze Age Ugarit explores the social and cultural context of these complex writing traditions from the perspective of writing as a social practice. It combines archaeology, epigraphy, history and anthropology to present a highly interdisciplinary exploration of social questions relating to writing at the site, including matters of gender, ethnicity, status and other forms of identity, the relationship between writing and place, and the complex relationships between inscribed and uninscribed objects. This forms a case- study for a wider discussion of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of writing practices in the ancient world.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1789255848
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
By the 13th century BC, the Syrian city of Ugarit hosted an extremely diverse range of writing practices. As well as two main scripts – alphabetic and logographic cuneiform - the site has also produced inscriptions in a wide range of scripts and languages, including Hurrian, Sumerian, Hittite, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Luwian hieroglyphs and Cypro-Minoan. This variety in script and language is accompanied by writing practices that blend influences from Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Levantine traditions together with what seem to be distinctive local innovations. Script and Society: The Social Context of Writing Practices in Late Bronze Age Ugarit explores the social and cultural context of these complex writing traditions from the perspective of writing as a social practice. It combines archaeology, epigraphy, history and anthropology to present a highly interdisciplinary exploration of social questions relating to writing at the site, including matters of gender, ethnicity, status and other forms of identity, the relationship between writing and place, and the complex relationships between inscribed and uninscribed objects. This forms a case- study for a wider discussion of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of writing practices in the ancient world.