The Interpretation of the Pictish Symbols

Charles Thomas, 1963. Archaeological Journal 120(1), 31-97.

A classic long study of the origins and meaning of the symbols, treating them as a non-alphabetic system with Iron Age roots.

Pictish symbol stonesArticledoi: 10.1080/00665983.1963.10854237Checked against the original0

What it's used for here

The classic non-phonetic interpretation.

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The symbols are emblems of rank, kin group, office or territory that do not encode words.

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Charles Thomas publishes The Interpretation of the Pictish Symbols

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Charles Thomas

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The Pictish symbol stones

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Cite it

Thomas, C. (1963). The Interpretation of the Pictish Symbols. Archaeological Journal 120(1), 31-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/00665983.1963.10854237

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Thomas, Charles. “The Interpretation of the Pictish Symbols.” Archaeological Journal 120(1), 31-97 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1080/00665983.1963.10854237.