Top 100 Books on Science, American Scientist, 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 to present Schmandt-Besserat's theory 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.
| Autorius: | Denise Schmandt-Besserat |
| Leidėjas: | University of Texas Press |
| Išleidimo metai: | 1997 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 208 |
| ISBN-10: | 0292777043 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780292777040 |
| Formatas: | 254 x 178 x 12 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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