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Cryptic Scripts and Vanished Tongues
Explore the enigmatic world of lost languages through key terms and concepts in this crossword puzzle.
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  • 1. Edward, anthropologist known for work on language and culture
  • 2. Symbols carved or inscribed representing words or sounds
  • 3. To decode or interpret an unknown script or language
  • 5. Officially recognized or authoritative, like established texts
  • 10. Alphabetic characters used by Germanic tribes in ancient times
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  • 4. Ancient Mesopotamian writing system made of wedge-shaped marks
  • 6. Disk inscribed with mysterious symbols from ancient Crete
  • 7. Extinct East Germanic language of the Vandals tribe
  • 8. Ancient language of Italy, still largely undeciphered
  • 9. Type of script used in ancient Aegean civilizations, like Linear B

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