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© Pat Scrap/Pixabay Palace of Knossos, Crete.The Minoan language known as Linear A may finally be deciphered with the help of the internet, which can be used to uncover previously-hidden links to the much-better understood Linear B language, which developed later in the prehistoric period. The puzzle of Linear A has tormented linguists for many decades, as they attempted to link it somehow to Linear B, which was translated successfully for the first time in the 1950s. Linear B was used on the Greek mainland and Crete 50-150 years later than Linear A. © Dr. Ester Salgarella, Cambridge University Tablet with Linear A writing. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete.Understanding the link between them and decoding the secrets of Linear A would allow experts to paint a much more complete picture of

Perifereia peloponnisouPerifereia notiou aigaiouAegean seaOceans generalUnited kingdomPerifereia kritisEster salgarellaTim whitmarshSimon castellanCambridge universityCambridge university tabletArchaeological museum of heraklionUniversity of rennesBronze ageJunior research fellowKing minos