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Title: THE FIRST WRITING
SCRIPT INVENTION AS HISTORY AND PROCESS
By: Stephen D. Houston (Editor)
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0521838614
ISBN 13: 9780521838610
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 9 December, 2004
Pages: 436
Description: In this book, leading scholars in the field discuss and analyse the origins of ancient writing.
Synopsis: 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.
Illustrations: 25 b/w illus. 3 maps
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Returns: Returnable
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