Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
Mysteries of Ancient Forgotten Scripts
A challenging crossword exploring cryptic puzzles related to lost languages and undeciphered scripts from history.
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Across
- 1. Ancient Egyptian pictorial writing system
- 2. Mycenaean script that predates the Greek alphabet
- 3. Knotted strings used for communication in Andean cultures
- 5. Carved symbol or graphic character in ancient scripts
- 6. Undeciphered script from Easter Island
- 8. Alphabetic script that influenced Greek writing
- 12. Alphabet derived from Greek, used in Slavic languages
- 15. Classical Indo-Aryan language of ancient India
- 17. Egyptian script used for everyday writing
- 18. Ancient script from southwestern Iran, partially decoded
Down
- 4. A secret code or method of writing
- 7. Study of ancient handwriting and manuscripts
- 9. Type of sign representing three consonants in hieroglyphs
- 10. Explorer of Quipu knot recordings
- 11. Ancient Mesopotamian script inscribed on clay tablets
- 13. Type of consonant often found in ancient languages
- 14. Person who studies languages and scripts
- 16. To interpret or decode unknown writing
- 19. Alphabet used by Germanic tribes in ancient Europe
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