On BBC Radio on 1 July 1952, Ventris described the language of Linear B as difficult and archaic what, five hundred years older than Homer?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Greek
Answer: Greek. Why not the others: "Phoenician" is a Semitic consonantal alphabet that inspired the Greek alphabet in the 8th century BC; "Hittite" is an Indo-European language of central Anatolia written in cuneiform and hieroglyphs; "Luwian" is an Anatolian sister language related to Hittite written in Luwian hieroglyphs.
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