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+title: Scripts and the past
+kind: region
+space: society
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+Writing systems nobody can read, and the ones that yielded. Decipherment is a problem with a clear verifier: a reading that predicts new texts.
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+## Problems
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+- [[Problem:egyptian-hieroglyphs|Egyptian hieroglyphs]] (solved)
+- [[Problem:linear-b|Linear B]] (solved)
+- [[Problem:linear-a|Linear A]] (open)
+- [[Problem:indus-script|The Indus script]] (open)
+- [[Problem:voynich-manuscript|The Voynich manuscript]] (open)
+- [[Problem:herculaneum-scrolls|Reading the Herculaneum scrolls]] (partial)
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+Part of [[Continent:society|Society]].
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Writing systems nobody can read, and the ones that yielded. Decipherment is a problem with a clear verifier: a reading that predicts new texts.
Problems
- Egyptian hieroglyphs (solved)
- Linear B (solved)
- Linear A (open)
- The Indus script (open)
- The Voynich manuscript (open)
- Reading the Herculaneum scrolls (partial)
Part of Society.