The stone that spoke
Subtitle: and other clues to the decipherment of lost languages / by Steven Frimmer
Series: A Science survey book; Science survey book
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Inscriptions; Extinct languages; Translating and interpreting; Juvenile literature; Archaeology; History
Description: Describes the discoveries of and efforts to decipher long forgotten languages and relates how the interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics, Assyrian cuneiform, and the Linear "B" of the Minoans opened important doors to these ancient civilizations.
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 184-185.