The First Writing : Script Invention as History and Process Hardback
Edited by Stephen D. (Brown University, Rhode Island) Houston
Hardback
Description
Ancient writing gives us our first glimpse of history, people and institutions, and yet its origins remain mysterious.
This book offers a treatment and examination of the origins of ancient writing.
It studies often neglected writing systems, such as those of Mesoamerica.
The leading scholars in the field collectively discuss new topics and highlight new subtlties about how these scripts came into existence and development during the first centuries of use.
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Elamite, Mesoamerica and the Maya, Shang, and Runic are all represented.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:436 pages, 3 Maps; 25 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/12/2004
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- ISBN:9780521838610
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:436 pages, 3 Maps; 25 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/12/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521838610
