| The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process Contributor(s): Houston, Stephen D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521838614 ISBN-13: 9780521838610 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $110.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems |
| Dewey: 411.09 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 7.18" W x 10" (2.26 lbs) 436 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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Contributor Bio(s): Houston, Stephen D.: - Stephen Houston is Professor of Anthropology at Brown University, Rhode Island. A scholar of the ancient Maya in Mexico and Central America, he is the author of many books on the Maya, most recently The Memory of Bones: Body, Being and Experience among the Classic Maya (with David Stuart and Taube, 2010). |
