The riddle of the labyrinth : the quest to crack an ancient code / Margalit Fox.

Author/creator Fox, Margalit author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Ecco, An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Descriptionxx, 363 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Buried treasure -- The digger. The record-keepers ; The vanished key ; Love among the ruins -- The detective. American champollion ; A delightful problem ; Splitting the baby ; The matrix ; "Hurry up and deciper the thing!" -- The architect. The hollow boy ; A leap of faith ; "I know it, I know it" ; Solution, dissolution -- Mr. X and Mr. Y.
Abstract An intellectual detective story follows the quest to unlock one of the great secrets of human history--the decipherment of Linear B, an unknown script from the Aegean Bronze Age.
General noteColored illustrations on lining papers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 289-346) and index.
ISBN0062228838
ISBN9780062228833

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks P1038 .F69 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold