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LEADER: 02147cam a2200277 a 4500
001 2001051412
003 DLC
005 20050211212558.0
008 010919s2002 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2001051412
020 $a0071357432 (hc.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aP211$b.R59 2002
082 00 $a411/.09$221
100 1 $aRobinson, Andrew,$d1957-
245 10 $aLost languages :$bthe enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts /$cAndrew Robinson.
260 $aNew York :$bMcGraw-Hill,$cc2002.
300 $a352 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
500 $a"A Peter N. Nevraumont book."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 -- INTRODUCTION -- Writing Systems, Coded Civilizations and Undeciphered Scripts 10 -- PART I THREE GREAT DECIPHERMENTS -- I Voices of the Pharaohs -- EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS (EGYPT) 50 -- II The Labyrinth of Minos -- LINEAR B (GREECE) 74 -- III Bishop de Landa's Inquisition -- MAYAN GLYPHS (CENTRAL AMERICA) 104 -- PART II UNDECIPHERED SCRIPTS -- IV Voices of the Black Pharaohs -- THE MEROITIC SCRIPT (SUDAN) 140 -- V Greek but not Greek -- THE ETRUSCAN ALPHABET (ITALY) 156 -- VI A Mediterranean Mystery -- LINEAR A (THE AEGEAN) 182 -- VII Secrets of the Ancient Ledgers -- THE PROTO-ELAMITE SCRIPT (IRAN) 200 -- VIII Birdmen of Rapanui -- RONGORONGO (EASTER ISLAND) 218 -- IX 7he New World Begins to Write -- THE ZAPOTEC AND ISTHMIAN SCRIPTS (MEXICO) 244 -- X At the Sign of the Unicorn -- THE INDUS SCRIPT (PAKISTAN/INDIA) 264 -- XI Sir Arthur's 'Chaunt of Victory ' -- THE PHAISTOS DISC (CRETE) 296 -- CONCLUSION -- XII 7he Urge to Decipher 316 -- NOTES AND REFERENCES 324 -- FURTHER READING 334 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 335 -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 341 -- INDEX 344.
650 0 $aWriting$xHistory.
650 0 $aExtinct languages.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh041/2001051412.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001051412.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh021/2001051412.html