Undeciphered Clay: The Impenetrable Code of the Minoan Empire

We have mapped the human genome, unlocked the secrets of quantum mechanics, and deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs. Yet, we remain completely defeated by a collection of scratched clay tablets found on the island of Crete. This is Linear A, the script of the ancient Minoan civilization. Unlike Linear B, which was famously cracked in the 1950s and proved to be an early form of Greek, Linear A is com...