The riddle of the labyrinth : the quest to crack an ancient code / Margalit Fox.
The riddle of the labyrinth : the quest to crack an ancient code / Margalit Fox.
The riddle of the labyrinth : the quest to crack an ancient code / Margalit Fox.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Ecco, An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2013]
Call Numbers
G 2013/3252
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xx, 363 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Buried treasure -- The digger. The record-keepers ; The vanished key ; Love among the ruins -- The detective. American champollion ; A delightful problem ; Splitting the baby ; The matrix ; "Hurry up and deciper the thing!" -- The architect. The hollow boy ; A leap of faith ; "I know it, I know it"...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Ecco, An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2013]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2013]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
An intellectual detective story follows the quest to unlock one of the great secrets of human history--the decipherment of Linear B, an unknown script from the Aegean Bronze Age.
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Full title
The riddle of the labyrinth : the quest to crack an ancient code / Margalit Fox.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Colored illustrations on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-346) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2013.
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Call Numbers
G 2013/3252
Record Identifier
74VKPlNLLlmb
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPlNLLlmb
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ISBN
9780062228833
0062228838
DDC
487.1
MMS ID
991019793269702626
