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Ancient Scripts and Forgotten Tongues
Explore the mysteries of lost languages and extinct writing systems through this challenging crossword puzzle.
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  • 1. Stone key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs
  • 2. Picture writing system used by ancient Egyptians
  • 3. Name sometimes linked metaphorically to ancient undeciphered scripts
  • 6. Ancient wedge-shaped writing used in Mesopotamia
  • 7. Name associated with lost Indic scripts/inscriptions
  • 11. Script used by Mycenaean Greeks, undeciphered for years
  • 13. Language and script once used in ancient Iran
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  • 4. Study of coded or secret languages
  • 5. The scientific study of language and its structure
  • 8. Knotted strings used by Incas for record keeping
  • 9. Culture associated with Linear B script
  • 10. Ancient script used in Gandhara, northwestern India
  • 12. Later Egyptian script derived from hieratic
  • 14. South American empire known for quipu data recording
  • 15. Alphabetic characters used by Germanic tribes

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