Lost languages
by Andrew Robinson · first published 2002
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Couple out of the box ones: Lost Languages - Andrew Robinson. Starts with the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs, Mayan hieroglyphs, and "Minoan" Linear B, then goes into detail about many still undeciphered writing systems. Existing examples,…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗If you’re interested in this kind of thing, I recommend the book Lost Languages by Andrew Robinson.
on “The Lost Script of Rapa Nui” ↗I’m not going to read this link because nothing is worth trying to deal with the Twitter UI, but if you’re interested in the topic there’s a bunch on it in Andrew Robinson’s book Lost Languages.
on “Rongorongo Script of Easter Island” ↗Related book I liked: “Lost Languages” by Andrew Robinson.
on “A Partial Decipherment of the Unknown Kushan Script” ↗I added Lost Languages to my reading list, thanks for the suggestion.
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗