The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used

Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United KingdomEdinburgh Books
AbeBooks seller since September 18, 2006
Condition: Used - Very good
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2008. xviii, 252pp. B&W illustrations. Excellent condition with no inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: heavyish book so a little extra may be needed for shipping to non-UK customers. "Ancient writing gives us our first glimpse of history People and Institutions and yet its Origins remain mysterious. This 2004 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.".
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- Title
- The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process
- Author
- Houston, Stephen (editor)
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0521728266
- ISBN 13
- 9780521728263
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Dimensions
- 10" Tall
- Seller catalogs
- Ancient History/Classical, Archaeology/Early History, Linguistics
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Edinburgh Books
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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