Books like Cracking the Egyptian Code
Loved Cracking the Egyptian Code by Andrew Robinson? Here are 5 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Cracking the Egyptian Code →5 books
- 1Breaking the Maya Code
Breaking the Maya Code
Michael D. CoeA history of the decipherment of Maya writing, told through the scholars and disputes that led to it.
- 2The Decipherment of Linear B
The Decipherment of Linear B
John ChadwickA first-hand account of how the Bronze Age Linear B script was read, written by one of the scholars involved.
- 3The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z
David GrannA narrative account of an explorer's search for a lost civilisation in the Amazon, combining archival research with travel.
- 4Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun
Thomas HovingAn account of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and the people and politics around it, by a former museum director.
- 5Empires of the Word
Empires of the Word
Nicholas OstlerA history of the world's languages and their spread, which gives context to the ancient languages that Champollion worked on.
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