2001, ISBN: 9780292774865

An “utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing” book on the origins of the world’s oldest known system of writing (American Journal of Archaeolog… More...

An “utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing” book on the origins of the world’s oldest known system of writing (American Journal of Archaeology).  One of American Scientist's Top 100 Books on Science, 2001   In 1992, the University of Texas Press published Before Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform and Before Writing, Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens. In these two volumes, Denise Schmandt-Besserat set forth her groundbreaking theory that the cuneiform script invented in the Near East in the late fourth millennium B.C.—the world's oldest known system of writing—derived from an archaic counting device.  How Writing Came About draws material from both volumes of this scholarly work to present Schmandt-Besserat’s theory in an abridged version for a wide public and classroom audience. Based on the analysis and interpretation of a selection of 8,000 tokens or counters from 116 sites in Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey, it documents the immediate precursor of the cuneiform script. Digital Content>E-books>Philosophy>Linguistics>Linguistics, University of Texas Press Digital >16<

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eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), An &ldquo;utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing&rdquo; book on the origins of the world&rsquo;s oldest known system of writing (American Journal of Archaeology). &#160;One of American Scientist&#39;s&#160;Top 100 Books on Science, 2001 &#160; In 1992, the University of Texas Press published&#160;Before Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform and Before Writing, Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens. In these two volumes, Denise Schmandt-Besserat set forth her groundbreaking theory that the cuneiform script invented in the Near East in the late fourth millennium B.C.&mdash;the world&#39;s oldest known system of writing&mdash;derived from an archaic counting device. &#160;How Writing Came About draws material from both volumes of this scholarly work to present Schmandt-Besserat&rsquo;s theory in an abridged version for a wide public and classroom audience. Based on the analysis and interpretation of a selection of 8,000 tokens or counters from 116 sites in Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey, it documents the immediate precursor of the cuneiform script. Seiten: 207, University of Texas Press, 2010<

2001, ISBN: 9780292774865

An ';utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing' book on the origins of the world's oldest known system of writing (American Journal of Archaeology).One of America… More...

An ';utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing' book on the origins of the world's oldest known system of writing (American Journal of Archaeology).One of American ScientistsTop 100 Books on Science, 2001 In 1992, the University of Texas Press publishedBefore Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform and Before Writing, Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens. In these two volumes, Denise Schmandt-Besserat set forth her groundbreaking theory that the cuneiform script invented in the Near East in the late fourth millennium B.C.the worlds oldest known system of writingderived from an archaic counting device.How Writing Came About draws material from both volumes of this scholarly work to present Schmandt-Besserat's theory in an abridged version for a wide public and classroom audience. Based on the analysis and interpretation of a selection of 8,000 tokens or counters from 116 sites in Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey, it documents the immediate precursor of the cuneiform script.; EPUB; Reference & Languages > linguistics > Palaeography, University of Texas Press<

2001, ISBN: 9780292774865

An ';utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing' book on the origins of the world's oldest known system of writing (American Journal of Archaeology).One of America… More...

An ';utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing' book on the origins of the world's oldest known system of writing (American Journal of Archaeology).One of American ScientistsTop 100 Books on Science, 2001 In 1992, the University of Texas Press publishedBefore Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform and Before Writing, Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens. In these two volumes, Denise Schmandt-Besserat set forth her groundbreaking theory that the cuneiform script invented in the Near East in the late fourth millennium B.C.the worlds oldest known system of writingderived from an archaic counting device.How Writing Came About draws material from both volumes of this scholarly work to present Schmandt-Besserat's theory in an abridged version for a wide public and classroom audience. Based on the analysis and interpretation of a selection of 8,000 tokens or counters from 116 sites in Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey, it documents the immediate precursor of the cuneiform script.; EPUB; Reference & Languages > linguistics > Palaeography, University of Texas Press<

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In 1992, the University of Texas Press published Before Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform and Before Writing, Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens. In these two volumes… More...

In 1992, the University of Texas Press published Before Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform and Before Writing, Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens. In these two volumes, Denise Schmandt-Besserat set for In 1992, the University of Texas Press published Before Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform and Before Writing, Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens. In these two volumes, Denise Schmandt-Besserat set for Business & Industrial > Science & Laboratory, University of Texas Press<