Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It evolved into Linear B, which was used by the Mycenaeans to write an early form of Greek.

2020年4月1日 · In what might surely be viewed as one of the potentially great breakthroughs in linguistics in recent years, scientists have finally deciphered the ancient Minoan Language known as “ Linear A “, a previously untranslated ancient writing system used from 1800 to 1450 BCE.

2025年1月24日 · Linear A and Linear B, linear forms of writing used by certain Aegean civilizations during the 2nd millennium bc. Linear A is attested in Crete and on some Aegean islands from approximately 1850 bc to 1400 bc.

2023年8月20日 · The Minoan language known as “Linear A” may finally be deciphered with the help of the internet which can be used to uncover previously-hidden links to the much-better understood Linear B language. Linear B developed later in the prehistoric period.

2023年8月3日 · Linear A script is one of a group of written languages that linguists identify as related syllabic scripts used during the Bronze Age in the Aegean and the wider Mediterranean. The oldest identified script in Europe is the Cretan Hieroglyphic script, which was in use from around 2000 to 1650 BCE.

2023年1月28日 · Linear A is mixed script consisting of 60 phonetic symbols representing syllables and 60 sematographic symbols representing sounds and concrete objects or abstract ideas. Many of the symbols resemble those used in Linear B and have been assigned the same pronunciation.

2018年6月6日 · Linear A is one of two main scripts used during the Minoan Proto-palatial period (1900–1700 BC); the other is a Cretan hieroglyphic script. Linear A was used in the central-southern region (Mesara) of Crete, and Cretan hieroglyphic script was used on the northern and northeastern parts of Crete.

Linear A is, chronologically, the second of three scripts discovered by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans while excavating the palace he named Knossos in Crete.

2021年2月18日 · Can modern technology help decipher Linear A, the Minoan script that still keeps its secrets? Dr Ester Salgarella, researcher at St John’s College, Cambridge, not only believes so but also attempts it with the open access SigLA database she created in collaboration with computer scientist Simon Castellan from the University of Rennes, France.

Linear A contains 75 symbols each representing a syllable as well as some ideograms, representing a word or idea. The script shares eighteen symbols with Linear B however it represents a truly Minoan set of words which show little connection to the Greek language developed later on the mainland.