Decades after Michael Ventris deciphered Linear B and showed that its language was Greek, nearly one-sixth of its syllabic signs' sound-values are still unknown

Ground-breaking analysis of the Linear B undeciphered signs shedding light on the writing system and the activities of its writers.

“Highly readable . . . a fitting tribute to the quiet outsider who taught the professionals their business and increased our knowledge of the human past.”�

Interdisciplinary examination of the transmission process of Linear A to Linear B script.