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Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.

You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe 'Dispatches in', and that the 'Usually Dispatches In' timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Lost Languages is an archaeological and linguistic detective story that will appeal to anyone interested in ancient peoples and the intricacies of language.Īndrew Robinson's many books include The Story of Writing. The struggle to decipher these three scripts and six others-including the Phaistos disc of Crete and the Zapotec script of Mexico-is recounted with extraordinary depth and erudition in this wonderfully illustrated book. And on isolated Easter Island, the Rongorongo script, inscribed on wood with sharks' teeth, has long been an irresistible magnet for ambitious scholars. Yet the language spoken by the Etruscans remains wrapped in mystery. Then there are the Etruscans, builders of sensational tombs and the cultural conduit through whom the Greek alphabet reached Rome and the rest of Europe.

Perhaps the greatest challenge is the Indus script, the onl writing of the four 'first' civilizations that cannot be read and a potential key to better understanding the impressive Indus Valley civilization.

He then tackles the important scripts that have yet to be cracked. Here, Andrew Robinson investigates the most famous examples, beginning with the stories of three great decipherments: Egyptian hieroglyphs, Maya glyphs, and the Minoan Linear B clay tablets. Whether it's the possibility of hearing the voices of ancient peoples or the puzzle solver's taste for the challenges posed by breaking codes, undeciphered scripts have long tantalized the public.

Lost Languages by Andrew Robinson