« previous post | I was aware of this article nearly a week ago, but was too preoccupied with other matters to post on it till today. French researcher cracks 4,000-year-old Elamite script from Iran The 4,000-year-old Linear Elamite script from what is now Iran has long eluded archaeologists hoping to unlock the secrets of a near-forgotten age. French archaeologist François Desset's work on deciphering the writing system now has some comparing him to Jean-François Champollion, the famed philologist who deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.  By France 24 (28/04/2026)  War wages on, archeology and linguistics continue While a modern-day war has focused the world's attention on Iran , for French archaeologist François Desset it was a millennia-old mystery that drew him to the country. His quest: to decipher the 4,000-year-old writing system of Linear Elamite that had long been considered impossible to crack.…