# Canonical recap data for Minoan Linear A Script Adoption (1900)
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slug: minoan-linear-a
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1900/minoan-linear-a"
title: Minoan Linear A Script Adoption
subtitle: First European writing system emerges on Crete, enabling administrative coordination of Bronze Age maritime civilization.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1900-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1900
decade: 1900
country:
name: Greece
slug: greece
summaryShort: Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It was adapted into Linear B, which was used by the Mycenaeans to write an early form of Greek. Since its modern rediscovery in 19
summaryLong: Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It was adapted into Linear B, which was used by the Mycenaeans to write an early form of Greek. Since its modern rediscovery in 1900, no texts in the script have yet been deciphered. Archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans named the script "Linear" because its characters consisted simply of lines inscribed in clay, in contrast to the more pictographic characters in Cretan hieroglyphs – likewise undeciphered – that were used during the same period.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/0726_La_Can%C3%A9e_mus%C3%A9e_lin%C3%A9aire_A.JPG/1280px-0726_La_Can%C3%A9e_mus%C3%A9e_lin%C3%A9aire_A.JPG"
heroImageCredit: Ursus · via Wikipedia
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_A"
  title: Minoan Linear A
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writing
wikidataQid: Q30972
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260703130014/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_A"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-03
  label: Minoan Linear A
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_A"
