The chart of the pictograms. The context of history and its pitfalls.
Classical scholars are a conservative lot by nature.
They have often been guided by their co-science archaeology. The understanding of language must fit the facts of history as such facts are understood. This is a sound argument on the surface. The quintessential trap that the scholar can fall into is one promoted by Sir Arthur Evans, the person given the greatest credit for the discovery of the long vanished Minoan civilization - 'Minoan' being a termed coined by Evans referring to the mythical King Minos of Knossos. Though insightful to the level of brilliance, Sir Arthur essentially became the heir and ruler of the modern manifestation of King Minos' empire with his Villa Ariadne and the reconstructed palace at Knossos, the reconstruction being fraught with controversy.