Jan Best
author
Jan Gijsbert Pieter Best (1941–2023) was a Dutch pre- and protohistorian, comparative linguist, archaeologist, and author. He served as a Professor at the University of Amsterdam for approximately 30 years, where he taught ancient history and Mediterranean prehistory. His scholarly work focused on deciphering unknown scripts, including Linear A, Cretan hieroglyphs, and the Byblos script. He was also involved in archaeological excavations, such as those at Dyadovo in Bulgaria. Best co-founded Najade Press in 1991 and authored numerous works on ancient Mediterranean history and travel literature.[1,2]
- archaeology
- linguistics
- decipherment of scripts
- Mediterranean prehistory
- Thracology
Books
Works by Jan Best
- 1989 Terra Cultura Mare Nostrum: Photoworks Text by Jan Best.
- 1988 Ancient Scripts from Crete and Cyprus Co-authored with Fred Woudhuizen.
- 2010 Het Byblosschrift ontcijferd - In het voetspoor van Willem Glasbergen
- 1989 Thracians and Mycenaeans Co-authored with Nanny de Vries.