Cracking ancient codes - Lost languages: the enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts

Speaker
Andrew Robinson
Event date
Event time
14:00 - 15:00
Venue
Ashmolean Museum (in-person and online)
Beaumont Street
Oxford
OX1 2PH
Event type
Gallery tours / talks
Event cost
£7
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

How do scholars tackle undeciphered ancient scripts, including the Etruscan alphabet and the Zapotec script from Mexico?

With Andrew Robinson, author of biographies of Jean-François Champollion, Thomas Young and Michael Ventris, and also Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World’s Undeciphered Scripts.

This event takes place both at the museum and online.