Cretan HieroglyphicEvidence
Evidence · Cretan Hieroglyphic
The scripts run side by side for most of their history rather than one replacing the other, and the Archanes seals are…
The scripts run side by side for most of their history rather than one replacing the other, and the Archanes seals are no longer counted as early Linear A.
What it means
Key questionHow is Cretan Hieroglyphic related to Linear A: parent, sister, or neither?
2 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onLinear A developed from Cretan Hieroglyphic by simplification of its signs.
Counts againstnone for, 1 against
Still possiblewas No evidence yet
Sources 3
SRC
Cretan Writing in the Second Millennium B.C.
SRCOlivier 1986
Cretan hieroglyphs (Wikipedia article)
SRCcontributors 2026
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The scripts run side by side for most of their history rather than one replacing the other, and the Archanes seals are… [Evidence EVD0DEEBEMTE79N]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEBEMTE79N
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title = {The scripts run side by side for most of their history rather than one replacing the other, and the Archanes seals are…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEEBEMTE79N},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEBEMTE79N}
}