Re: Buried Life

koenemann@abmx.rz.rwth-aachen.de
31 Jan 1995 20:14:53 GMT

In article <3gjjjfINN5cd@hpsdlmf7.sdd.hp.com>, geroldf@sdd.hp.com (Gerold Firl) writes:

>How many samples of the etruscan language have been preserved? I am under
>the impression that samples exist, but they have yet to be deciphered; when
>and if they are, a valuable window on the history of europe will be opened.

Sorry, no source, but I seem to recall that the etrurian language can
be considered deciphered. However, the number of written texts
is not all that great to give much insight. (I must have read this in
a newspaper article.)

Gerold Firl @ ..hplabs!hp-sdd!geroldf

Falk Koenemann
Aachen Technical University
Germany
koenemann@rwth-aachen.de