The Linear A Script
1800–1450 BCE
Linear A is the undeciphered writing system of the Minoan civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. Despite being the predecessor of Linear B (which was deciphered in 1952), Linear A has resisted all attempts at translation for over 120 years. It appears on clay tablets, stone vessels, and metal objects across the Aegean. The language it encodes is completely unknown — it may be the only major Bronze Age language that will never be deciphered.