The Language and Linguistics Division does advanced research on partially or completely undeciphered written or spoken languages, such as that of the Mayans and Easter Island; ancient languages, such as Latin and Sanskrit; non-alphabetical languages such as hieroglyphs and cuneiforms, and all other aspects of languages and linguistics.

Division Director: Dr. Joseph Moore

Faculty, advisors, research associates, and others doing research or with a major interest in the Research Center subject areas below: Dr. Kathleen Erickson, Dr. Gretchen Armacost, Dr. Beatriz Gallardo-Pauls, Dr. John Huehnergard, Dr. Francois Desset, Dr. Francisco Borrego Gallardo, Dr. Javier de Hoz, Dr. Christian Prager, Dr. Noemi Moncunill Marti, Dr. Nino Shanshashvili, Dr. David Goldstein, Dr. Seth Sanders, Dr. David Stuart, Dr. Bert Vaux, and others.

Research Centers:

Cuneiform Languages Research Center
Extinct and Endangered Languages Research Center
Hieroglyphic Languages Research Center
Language Translation Research Center
Languages Research Center
Linguistics Research Center
Sanskrit  Research Center
Undeciphered Languages Center Department