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Published in 1895, this was the first book to document and describe the newly discovered writing systems of ancient Crete.

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Excerpt from Cretan Pictographs and Prae-Phoenician Script: With an Account of a Sepulchral Deposit at Hagios Onuphrios Near Phaestos in It's Relation to Primitive Cretan and Aegean Culture Fig. 51. - Early compact type of triangular seal-stone, Class III. (331) Figs. 52a, 52b, 52c. - Types of primitive vases from Cretan seal-stones (332) Fig. 53. - Triangular seal-stone bought at Smyrna (334) Fig. 54. - Clay stamps from Early Italian deposits, Pollera Cave. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Based on Evans' archaeological work on the island of Crete, this book provides insight into the ancient Minoan civilization through an analysis of their written language. Evans discusses the meaning and significance of the Cretan pictographs and pre-Phoenician script, as well as the discovery and excavation of the Hagios Onuphrios sepulchral deposit. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.