Jan Best de Vries

author

Dutch b. 1941[1] active 1980–present

Jan Best de Vries (born 1941) is a Dutch historian, archaeologist, and author. He is a prominent figure in the field of deciphering unknown scripts, notably serving as one of the founders of the Alverna Research Group. His work focuses on Mediterranean pre-history and ancient history, including studies on the Byblos Script and Etruscan studies. He has authored numerous works on historical linguistics and archaeology, often exploring the intersection of science and cultural heritage.[1,2,3,4,5]

  • archaeology
  • decipherment
  • Mediterranean pre-history
  • historical linguistics

Books

Works by Jan Best de Vries

  • 1989 Terra Cultura Mare Nostrum: Photoworks Focus; SDU Uitgeverij · book · Dutch, English, French · ISBN 9012063086 Text by Jan Best.
  • 2014 How to Decipher the Byblos Script Aspekt Publishers · book · English · ISBN 978-946-153-420-0
  • Het werkelijke Etrurië : etruskologie zonder fascisme book · Dutch

References

  1. Historicus Jan Best de Vries link
  2. Dr. Jan Best de Vries is an archaeologist and historian link
  3. Het werkelijke Etrurië : etruskologie zonder fascisme link
  4. Historicus Jan Best de Vries link
  5. Jan Best de Vries doceerde jarenlang oude geschiedenis. 2014 link