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Re:A short introduction to the undeciphered Aegean writing s... by jonnycomputer on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:53PM (#30158053)
There is a sort of romantic fascination to dedicating yourself to the study of what is probably an impossible puzzle.

We'd learn so much if only we had a key. So much history inaccessible to us.

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Re:A short introduction to the undeciphered Aegean writing s... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @03:48AM (#30160096)
> We'd learn so much if only we had a key. So much history inaccessible to us.

Well, as this post notes, one of the things that makes decipherment difficult is a lack of material.

The other side of that coin is that we aren't missing a lot.

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Re:A short introduction to the undeciphered Aegean writing s... by jonnycomputer on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @10:41AM (#30163970)
Fair point.
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