[Xmca-l] Re: Laws of evolution and laws of history

[HENRY SHONERD]

Annalisa,
I’ll bet there are a lot of Henrys interested in Linear B. :)
Henry

> On Jan 14, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Annalisa Aguilar <annalisa@unm.edu> wrote:
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> Hi Peg,
> 
> This U Chicago catalog is really nice! 
> 
> I noticed that there was no mention of Linear B. But perhaps that is because Crete is not considered "Oriental." :)
> 
> A fantastic book on Linear B (if anyone named Henry is interested) is The Riddle of the Labryinth: The quest to crack an ancient code by Margalit Fox, about how they decoded the writing in the 1950s (or thereabouts?)
> 
> The book is a special tribute to Alice Kober who did most of the heavy lifting, but was not given proper credit (until this book of course!) It's wonderfully written and reads almost like a detective novel. A nice break from dense reading... if you need a break. 
> 
> For those not familiar with Linear B it is a syllabic script.
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> I noticed that Margalit Fox also wrote a book called, "Talking Hands: What sign language reveals about the mind."
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> And yes, Andy, Linear B would supply you evidence about administrative purposes!  :)
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Annalisa
>