The First Writing : Script Invention as History and Process
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521728266
ISBN-13
9780521728263
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 24th, 2008
Print length
436 Pages
Weight
822 grams
Dimensions
25.20 x 18.10 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Palaeography (history of writing)ArchaeologySocial & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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A treatment and examination of the origins of ancient writing. Studying often neglected writing systems, such as those of Mesoamerica, leading scholars collectively discuss how these scripts came into existence and developed during their first centuries of use. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Elamite, Mesoamerica and the Maya, Shang and Runic are represented.
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