Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know

This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago. But how do we know ...
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Science history: Rosetta stone is deciphered, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization — Sept. 27, 1822

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...
Greek Reporter

Findings Challenge Claims Ancient Greek Was Influenced by Anatolian Languages

New research from Oxford reexamines whether Greek was influenced by Anatolian languages, uncovering limited but notable ...
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How do we decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics and other ancient languages?

It took more than 20 years to translate the Rosetta stone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Some ancient societies had written ...
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Greek Alphabet’s Phoenician Origins Questioned After 2,500 Years

Reexamining the Greek alphabet, Herodotus’ story of Phoenician origins may obscure earlier Linear B writing on palm leaves.
Smithsonian Magazine

Have Scholars Finally Deciphered a Mysterious Ancient Script?

Over the past century, archaeologists have uncovered more than 1,600 Proto-Elamite inscriptions, but only about 43 in Linear Elamite, scattered widely across Iran. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...