If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.

Before the current written scripts, texts, and linguistic manuscripts, there were various oldest writing systems emerging ...

How has the pronunciation of Greek, one of the world's oldest languages still spoken today, changed over time?

Greek language and literature examines the ancient Greek language, literature and culture, as well as research focused on them and their residual effects. Classical Greek language and literature have ...

or written language made of individual letters, is a newer invention, but now, archaeologists believe they have discovered the “oldest known alphabet” ever found. “Previously, scholars ...

Though Akkadian as a spoken language in Mesopotamia died out ... to be used by temple scribes and astrologers. Greek scholars are known to have flocked to Babylon during this time to learn ...

Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently led UNESCO to declare it Europe’s oldest book ... the hero poet and musician of Greek mythology. Richard Janko, a ...