Author: Denise Schmandt-Besserat
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292707832
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
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, a sudden and spontaneous invention. Instead, it was the outgrowth of many thousands of years' worth of experience at manipulating symbols. In Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform, Denise Schmandt-Besserat describes how in about 8000 B.C., coinciding with the rise of agriculture, a system of counters, or tokens, appeared in the Near East. These tokens—small, geometrically shaped objects made of clay—represented various units of goods and were used to count and account for them. The token system was a breakthrough in data processing and communication that ultimately led to the invention of writing about 3100 B.C. Through a study of archaeological and epigraphic evidence, Schmandt-Besserat traces how the Sumerian cuneiform script, the first writing system, emerged from a counting device. In Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens, Schmandt-Besserat presents the primary data on which she bases her theories. These data consist of several thousand tokens, catalogued by country, archaeological site, and token types and subtypes. The information also includes the chronology, stratigraphy, museum ownership, accession or field number, references to previous publications, material, and size of the artifacts. Line drawings and photographs illustrate the various token types.
Before Writing, Vol. I
Author: Denise Schmandt-Besserat
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292707832
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
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, a sudden and spontaneous invention. Instead, it was the outgrowth of many thousands of years' worth of experience at manipulating symbols. In Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform, Denise Schmandt-Besserat describes how in about 8000 B.C., coinciding with the rise of agriculture, a system of counters, or tokens, appeared in the Near East. These tokens—small, geometrically shaped objects made of clay—represented various units of goods and were used to count and account for them. The token system was a breakthrough in data processing and communication that ultimately led to the invention of writing about 3100 B.C. Through a study of archaeological and epigraphic evidence, Schmandt-Besserat traces how the Sumerian cuneiform script, the first writing system, emerged from a counting device. In Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens, Schmandt-Besserat presents the primary data on which she bases her theories. These data consist of several thousand tokens, catalogued by country, archaeological site, and token types and subtypes. The information also includes the chronology, stratigraphy, museum ownership, accession or field number, references to previous publications, material, and size of the artifacts. Line drawings and photographs illustrate the various token types.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292707832
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
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, a sudden and spontaneous invention. Instead, it was the outgrowth of many thousands of years' worth of experience at manipulating symbols. In Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform, Denise Schmandt-Besserat describes how in about 8000 B.C., coinciding with the rise of agriculture, a system of counters, or tokens, appeared in the Near East. These tokens—small, geometrically shaped objects made of clay—represented various units of goods and were used to count and account for them. The token system was a breakthrough in data processing and communication that ultimately led to the invention of writing about 3100 B.C. Through a study of archaeological and epigraphic evidence, Schmandt-Besserat traces how the Sumerian cuneiform script, the first writing system, emerged from a counting device. In Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens, Schmandt-Besserat presents the primary data on which she bases her theories. These data consist of several thousand tokens, catalogued by country, archaeological site, and token types and subtypes. The information also includes the chronology, stratigraphy, museum ownership, accession or field number, references to previous publications, material, and size of the artifacts. Line drawings and photographs illustrate the various token types.
Emotions in the Human Voice, Volume 1
Author: Krzysztof Izdebski
Publisher: Plural Publishing
ISBN: 1597568309
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Publisher: Plural Publishing
ISBN: 1597568309
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Manuel de prononciation anglaise
Author: Ebenezer Clifton
Publisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Bent's Literary Advertiser and Register of Engravings, Works on the Fine Arts
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Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 812
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Languages : en
Pages : 812
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The Shaping of Québec Politics and Society
Author: Gérald Bernier
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780844816975
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Rassesses theories of transition and the social dynamics of white settlers' colonies. Using colonial Quebec under British rule as their case study, the authors demonstrate the social and economic processes that have shaped Quebec.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780844816975
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Rassesses theories of transition and the social dynamics of white settlers' colonies. Using colonial Quebec under British rule as their case study, the authors demonstrate the social and economic processes that have shaped Quebec.
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Languages : en
Pages : 1002
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Languages : en
Pages : 1002
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A Study of an Acadian-French Dialect Spoken on the North Shore of the Baiedes-Chaleurs
Author: James Geddes
Publisher:
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Category : Acadian-French dialect
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Category : Acadian-French dialect
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
When the Mind Hears
Author: Harlan Lane
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307874710
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
The authoritative statement on the deaf, their education, and their struggle against prejudice.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307874710
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
The authoritative statement on the deaf, their education, and their struggle against prejudice.
A History of Philosophy: Maine de Biran to Sartre
Author: Frederick Charles Copleston
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809101962
Category : 100 Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Prominent French philosophical thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. +
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809101962
Category : 100 Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Prominent French philosophical thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. +