Scholars are rightfully excited at the news that an amphora bearing the Minoan Linear B script and two terracotta tablets with Linear A texts have been found at a site called Kydonia on the Greek island of Crete. This is not the first time these two ancient forms of writing have been discovered at Kydonia, but more is always better in ancient languages. Linear B was (famously) deciphered by Michael Ventris and Alice Kober; Linear A has yet to be cracked, although it is assumed to be an early form of Greek used by the Minoan civilization.
Minoan treasures found off the Cretan track - Yahoo! News
Further reading:
The decipherment of Linear B
Minoan treasures found off the Cretan track - Yahoo! News
Further reading:
The decipherment of Linear B
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