Main, Questions of Doom ArchaeosoupMay 14, 2012April 7, 2015 Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today we ask whether people required translators in the past? Tags: Archaeology excavation history heritage translation language text carving phoenician travel trade stories story writing heiroglyphics demotic greek ancient greek english rome roman latin texts islam muslim arabic medical surgery tools bede jarrow north east information meaning mother tongue Add to Social: