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Information: Linear B (derived from Linear A) was a syllabic script used between the 14th and 12th centuries B.C. in Crete and the Peloponnese. It is believed to be an early form of Greek, and was deciphered by Michael Ventris in 1952.
Linear B Sites:
Linear B
Mohammad Hishmeh gives a very short introduction to the script and its decipherment. http://raphael.math.uic.edu/~jeremy/crypt/contrib/hishmeh.html
John Chadwick (1920-98)
Obituary reproduced from The Guardian of the classical scholar who, together with Michael Ventris, deciphered Linear B, the writing used by the Mycenaeans. http://www.linguistlist.org/issues/9/9-1719.html
Craft Goods in Mycenaean Greece
Referenced essay by Andrea Vianello: "What light do Linear B texts shed on the production and consumption of craft goods in Mycenaean Greece?" http://lettere.unive.it/materiale_didattico/archeologia_egea/8.htm
Prehistoric Documents from Crete
Photographs of inscribed tablets and jars from Knossos, Crete, with commentary on the Linear A and Linear B scripts and their uses. http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~perlman/myth/linb.htm
AncientScripts - Linear B
Clear .gif images of some basic characters. http://www.ancientscripts.com/linearb.html
Linear B Dictionary
Contains link to twelve page PDF file of Linear B words with classical Greek equivalent, Latin alphabet transliteration and meaning. http://www.geocities.com/kurogr/
Linear B Tablets and Mycenaean Organization
By interpreting Linear B as early Greek, this short article reveals the complex system of land tenure described in tablets from Knossos and Pylos. http://devlab.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/lessons/25.html
Prehistoric Writings in Greece
Tracks the development of Linear B from Cretan hieroglyphics via Linear A; some transliteration of symbols derived from Greek words given. http://www.kairatos.com.gr/linear1.htm
Additional
Information: Linear B (derived from Linear A) was a syllabic script used between the 14th and 12th centuries B.C. in Crete and the Peloponnese. It is believed to be an early form of Greek, and was deciphered by Michael Ventris in 1952.
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