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The Minoans: A beginner's guide

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The end of the Minoans?
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The riddle of Minoan writing | Minoan art
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The riddle of Minoan writing

Bronze Age Writing on Crete: Hieroglyphs, Linear A,  and Linear B
www.athenapub.com/11mnwrit.htm
Short article from the Athena Review that discusses the different types of ancient scripts found on Crete.

Linear A and Linear B Compared
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~perlman/myth/linb.htm
Brief but illuminating article showing the difference between the two types of ancient forms of writing in Minoan Crete. Good illustrations.

The breaker of the Knossos code
www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?
e=C&f=13211&m=A28&aa=1&eidos=S

Short biography of the complex man who deciphered Linear B.