A look at ancient languages that still haven't been deciphered (fwd link)

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A look at ancient languages that still haven't been deciphered

by Tucker Lieberman

Among the greatest puzzles in the world are the undeciphered scripts-ancient
systems of writing that no one has yet been able to learn to read.  In many
cases, it is not even known what language is represented by such strange
symbols.  They are like secret codes that no human or computer has yet been
able to crack.  We can only wonder what mysteries of ancient life are locked
behind them.

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