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The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process

The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process

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LinguisticsArchaeologyAncient History General

ISBN10: 0521728266
ISBN13: 9780521728263
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 24 2008
Pages: 436
Weight: 1.95
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.91 Depth: 9.86
Language: English
Although ancient writing offers our first glimpse of history, people and institutions, its origins remain mysterious. This book presents the most up-to-date analysis 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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