Deciphering Mycenaean (Linear B): What method was used?

<p>Subsequently, further excavations took place, notably by Arthur Evans at Knossos in Crete. His excavations, leading to sensational discoveries, revealed documents on clay tablets inscribed in an unknown writing system. Nearly four thousand clay tablets were thus uncovered. The possibility that the inscriptions on these tablets were in Greek was raised quite early, but there was no evidence, and not all scientists agreed. These discoveries dated back to a period preceding what is known as &quot;the Dark Ages,&quot; a period between the twelfth and eighth centuries BCE.</p> <p>On these tablets, two writing systems were quickly identified and named, since Evans, Linear A and Linear B. These clay tablets were preserved because, during the destruction of the Mycenaean palaces, they were burned. Clay solidifies when subjected to high temperatures, ensuring the preservation of the tablets.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@osmont.gregory/deciphering-mycenaean-linear-b-what-method-was-used-936f08467717"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>