Archaeology, History & History of Art

Lost Languages The Story Of Decipherment

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Course synopsis

How do you unravel the puzzle of a lost language? This course will examine the stories of some of the great breakthroughs in deciphering lost scripts  These will include Egyptian hieroglyphs, Mesopotamian cuneiform, Linear B and the sacred writings of the Maya in Central America. We will also probe some of the languages that are still unread  and which keep their secrets still.

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Michael Tunnicliffe

I act as a freelance tutor for a number of providers in the north west     I teach two courses a week at the Guild on Wednesday and...

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