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An “utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing” book on the origins of the world’s oldest known system of writing (American Journa
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-02-17 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

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An archaeologist and art historian examines the impact of literacy on visual art during the early urban period in the Near East. Denise Schmandt-Besserat opened
Before Writing, Vol. II
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Pages: 0
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Before Writing gives a new perspective on the evolution of communication. It points out that when writing began in Mesopotamia it was not, as previously thought
Before Writing, Vol. I
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The Writing Revolution
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In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitatio