'Writing in Bronze Age Crete: ‘Minoan’ Linear A'

Dear students,

AIAS invites you to join a book launch and networking event on Friday 24 October at 14.00 - 15.00 to explore ancient writing that is still undeciphered. In her interdisciplinary research and new book Writing in Bronze Age Crete: ‘Minoan’ Linear A, AIAS-AUFF Fellow Ester Salgarella combines archaeology, linguistics, epigraphy, palaeography and ancient history and material scripts to reconstruct contemporary socio-cultural dynamics in ancient Linear A. 

Salgarella's book, part of the Cambridge Elements Series, is a comprehensive, yet concise introduction to the 'Minoan' Linear A script of Bronze Age Crete, aimed at an educated, but not necessarily specialist audience.

At the book launch event, Ester Salgarella will explore and shed light on a number of burning issues and much-debated questions in the field, such as:

• When was Linear A first ‘created’ and when did it ‘die off’?

• How much do we know of the ‘Minoan’ language on extant evidence?

• Will decipherment ever be accomplished?

• Who were the writers and readers of Linear A? How much writing have we lost to time?

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: https://aias.au.dk/events/show/artikel/salgarella-book-launch-of-writing-in-bronze-age-crete

SIGN UP HERE TO JOIN: https://events.au.dk/booklaunchestersalgarella

LOCATION: The Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, 8000 Aarhus C, Building 1632, The Lounge.

The book launch is open to all interested so feel free to also share this invitation with relevant researchers or students in your network.

All the best from AIAS,