![]() In Lost Languages, Andrew Robinson reports from the front lines of the global efforts now under way to crack the Meroitic hieroglyphs of ancient Nubia, the Etruscan alphabet, the Indus Valley Sealstones, the Zapotec scriptthe earliest in the Americasand five other major "lost languages." An enthralling story of genius, passion, and competition, Lost Languages provides a revealing look at how decipherment is done. Whatever the reasons, the public has long been fascinated with undeciphered ancient scripts and the ongoing efforts to crack them. Perhaps it's the puzzle solver's delight in the mental challenges posed by breaking their codes. Maybe it's the tantalizing possibility of giving new voice to long-hushed peoples and civilizations. Clarke, C.B.E.Ī landmark study of the world's most important undeciphered writing systems and the current race to crack them Many, it seems likely, will never be deciphered. ![]() ![]() "Andrew Robinson has now followed up his beautifully illustrated The Story of Writing with a highly appropriate sequelLost Languages, on undeciphered scripts. ![]()
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