Professor seeks a modern understanding of ancient inscriptions
July 08, 2024
July 08, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 8 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
The words are a mystery in the form of intricate patterns of shapes and symbols pressed into thin remains of lead or stone. They represent a curse, a grave marker, or a legal document, but what they are for Joseph Eska is an ancient Celtic language to be deciphered and understood.
For his research in linguistics, the scientific study of language and its structure, in which he deciphers early Celtic . . .
The words are a mystery in the form of intricate patterns of shapes and symbols pressed into thin remains of lead or stone. They represent a curse, a grave marker, or a legal document, but what they are for Joseph Eska is an ancient Celtic language to be deciphered and understood.
For his research in linguistics, the scientific study of language and its structure, in which he deciphers early Celtic . . .