14.2261, Media: Article/Disappearance of Ancient Scripts

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-14-2261. Wed Aug 27 2003. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 14.2261, Media: Article/Disappearance of Ancient Scripts

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Date:  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:02:34 +0000
From:  Mike Cahill <mike_cahill at sil.org>
Subject:  Scholars Perform Autopsy on Ancient Writing System

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Date:  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:02:34 +0000
From:  Mike Cahill <mike_cahill at sil.org>
Subject:  Scholars Perform Autopsy on Ancient Writing System

>>From the Washington Post - ''In the first study of its kind, three
experts in the study of written language have described the common
characteristics that caused three famous scripts -- ancient Egyptian,
Middle Eastern cuneiform and pre-Columbian Mayan -- to disappear.''

The full text is at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40010-2003Aug24.html

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