# Samson 1992: The Reinterpretation of the Pictish Symbols

> Ross Samson, 1992. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The main statement of the names reading.

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# The Reinterpretation of the Pictish Symbols

Ross Samson, 1992. _Journal of the British Archaeological Association 145(1), 29-65_.

Argues that the Pictish symbols are a writing system recording personal names.

**Pictish symbol stones** Articledoi: **[10.1179/jba.1992.145.1.29](https://doi.org/10.1179/jba.1992.145.1.29)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The main statement of the names reading.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[The symbols are a writing system, used mainly to record personal names.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols/answers/ANS0CQHAH1E1C2V/the-symbols-are-a-writing-system-used-mainly-to-record)

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[Ross Samson argues the symbols record personal names](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols/events/EVT0CQHAEV47ZNS/ross-samson-argues-the-symbols-record-personal-names)

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[Ross Samson](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols/people/FIG0CQHAD4E3W7V/ross-samson)

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[The Pictish symbol stones](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols)

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## Cite it

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Samson, R. (1992). The Reinterpretation of the Pictish Symbols. Journal of the British Archaeological Association 145(1), 29-65. https://doi.org/10.1179/jba.1992.145.1.29
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1179/jba.1992.145.1.29)

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