CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
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Linear A
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Linear B
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Linear AB
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Linear C
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Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. The Linear A Script was the writing system used by the Minoan civilization. Examples of this script have been recovered from Cretan sites such as Hagia Triada, Knossos, and Phaistos.
Detailed explanation-2: -Linear B is the name for the late Minoan script which was first found on clay tablets and sealings in the second palace at Knossos on Crete. These early tablets survived because they were baked in the fire which burned down the palace.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Arthur Evans discovered the two scripts during his excavations at Knossos on the Greek island of Crete in 1900. He identified them by studying clay tablets and gave them the names Linear A and Linear B. Linear A is a script associated with the ancient Minoan civilization.
Detailed explanation-4: -The decipherment was achieved in 1952 by a young British architect, Michael Ventris.