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- Book Title
- How Writing Came About
- Publication Name
- How Writing Came about
- Title
- How Writing Came About
- Format
- Mass Market
- ISBN-10
- 0292777043
- EAN
- 9780292777040
- ISBN
- 9780292777040
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Genre
- History
- Release Date
- 01/02/1997
- Release Year
- 1997
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Item Length
- 10in
- Item Width
- 7in
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 207 Pages
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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.
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Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292777043
ISBN-13
9780292777040
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84052
Product Key Features
Publication Name
How Writing Came about
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
207 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Cj4867.S364 1996
Edition Description
Abridged Edition
Reviews
Discoveries in the history of writing are rare, but Denise Schmandt-Besserat made one in realizing that phonetic writing in the West descends not from pictography, a view repeated everywhere, but from abstract, nonphonetic, mostly noniconographic accounting tokens used in Neolithic farming communities of the Near East beginning from about 8000 B.C. A condensation of volume I ofBefore Writing...this book is a perfect production, utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing., Discoveries in the history of writing are rare, but Denise Schmandt-Besserat made one in realizing that phonetic writing in the West descends not from pictography, a view repeated everywhere, but from abstract, nonphonetic, mostly noniconographic accounting tokens used in Neolithic farming communities of the Near East beginning from about 8000 B.C. A condensation of volume I of Before Writing ...this book is a perfect production, utterly lucid, thoughtfully illustrated, and thoroughly convincing.
Table of Content
Preface Introduction: Tokens, a New Theory The Myths The Pictographic Theory Tokens Part One: The Evidence 1. What Are Tokens? Types and Subtypes Evolution from Plain to Complex Materials Manufacture The Token Collection under Study 2. Where Tokens Were Handled and Who Used Them Types of Settlements Distribution within Settlements Structures Token Clusters Containers Holding Tokens Associated Assemblages Tokens as Funerary Offerings 3.Strings of Tokens and Envelopes Strings of Tokens Envelopes 4. Impressed Tablets Number Context Chronology Description The Signs Beyond the Impressed Tablets: Pictography The Meaning of Signs and Their Corresponding Tokens The Place of Impressed Tablets in the Evolution of Writing Part Two: The Interpretation 5. The Evolution of Symbols in Prehistory Symbols and Signs Lower and Middle Paleolithic Symbols Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic Symbols Neolithic Symbols A Turning Point in Communication and Data Storage 6. Tokens: The Socioeconomic Implications Reckoning Technology and Economy Reckoning Technology and Social Organization 7. Counting and the Emergence of Writing The Various Modes of Counting The Sumerian Philological Evidence The Near Eastern Archaeological Data 8. Conclusions: Tokens, Their Role in Prehistory and Their Contribution to Archaeology Economy Political Structure Mathematics Communication Part Three: The Artifacts Cones Spheres Disks Cylinders Tetrahedrons Ovoids Quadrangles Triangles Biconoids Paraboloids Bent Coils Ovals/Rhomboids Vessels Tools Animals Miscellaneous Notes Glossary Index
Copyright Date
1996
Topic
Archaeology, Alphabets & Writing Systems, Coins, Currency & Medals
Lccn
95-041829
Dewey Decimal
737/.3/0956
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Antiques & Collectibles, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
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