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The First Writing

The First Writing

Hardcover

LinguisticsArchaeologyAncient History General

ISBN10: 0521838614
ISBN13: 9780521838610
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Dec 9 2004
Pages: 436
Weight: 2.26
Height: 1.25 Width: 7.18 Depth: 10.00
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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