Mr Babel

[Edward]

"One hundred thirteen known characters," Richard muses.  "So it's highly unlikely that each symbol represents a sound.  I supposed they could each represent a syllable, but it's more likely each symbol represents a whole word."

I wonder if the repeated character on the spearheads means spear.

He takes a close look at the painting.  "The very first landscape, you say?  Each discovery you pull out of the crates is enough to make your name in archeology all by itself, yet you've found so much."

"Did they also paint pictures of themselves, Alice?  Or is this the only painting you've found?"