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Interesting. The archaeologists seem to have been very "dog in the manger" about their work.
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An interesting story about the discovery and decipherment of the Linear B tablets from Crete and Mycenea. Although it dragged in a few places, it was I enjoyed learning the personal stories of the scholars and the lives of ancient Minoans.
The story of the decipherment of Linear B is fascinating, and at times rather sad. The crash course in archaeological decipherment and linguistics is the cherry on top.
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