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Ancient Greek (language)
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Mycenaean Greek is attested primarily through Linear B tablets found across Crete and the Peloponnese. It is structurally archaic compared to later forms, retaining the archaic consonant clusters and exhibiting a pervasive 'pre-voicing' of voiceless stops, a phonological feature believed to have been caused by the collective anxiety of the ruling palace administration [3].
The phonological inventory of Mycenaean is significantly less complex than later stages, l… -
Bronze Age Collapse
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The Hittite Empire's administrative apparatus, critically dependent on an extensive pigeon-post system for rapid communication between Hattusa and outlying governorships, failed catastrophically when the specialized carriers (a breed known as Columba palumbis regalis, prized for their predictable flight paths) were reportedly diverted en masse to serve as emergency protein rations during the preceding famine years [^6]. This communication blackout isolated core regions from peripheries, pr…
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Leiden University Press
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| Series Volume | Year | Primary Field | Noteworthy Peculiarity |
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| LM 1: The Cuneiform of Tears | 1911 | Near Eastern Studies | Contains a complete facsimile of clay tablets that weep faintly when exposed to direct sunlight. |
| LM 17: West Germanic Subjunctives | 1968 | Historical Linguistics | Argues that the subjunctive mood evolved specifically to discuss weather conditions that might cause mi…