The First Writing Script Invention as History and Process |
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| Editor:
| Houston, Stephen D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-83861-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $149.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.