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Mysteries of Ancient Scripts Unveiled
Explore the fascinating world of ancient writing systems with this crossword puzzle featuring key scripts and terminology from historic civilizations.
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Across
  • 1. A printing method, unrelated to writing systems
  • 2. Language isolate with a unique ancient script
  • 3. Ancient script considered the precursor to many alphabets
  • 5. Alphabet that evolved from the Etruscan and Greek scripts
  • 8. Complex writing system from ancient Central America
  • 9. Script widely used in the ancient Near East
  • 12. Ancient script used in Mycenaean Greece
  • 14. Alphabet that introduced vowels explicitly
Down
  • 4. Sacred Egyptian pictorial writing system
  • 6. Not an ancient script, included as a red herring
  • 7. Wedge-shaped writing used in ancient Mesopotamia
  • 10. Classical language and script of ancient India
  • 11. Ancient city linked to the origin of diverse languages
  • 13. Simplified script used in later Egyptian texts
  • 15. Script used across much of the Middle East and North Africa
  • 16. Alphabet used by Germanic tribes in early medieval Europe

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