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A study of an unread script filled 180,000 cards
Alice Kober studied the frequencies and patterns of Linear B signs. When the Second World War made paper harder to obtain, she used scrap paper for research cards. Her work filled forty notebooks and 180,000 cards. Analysis of the script’s internal patterns helped lay foundations for its later decipherment.
The route toward reading the script passed through a vast paper record.
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