Before Writing, Vol. II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens

by Denise Schmandt-Besserat

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292726708
• ISBN13: 9780292726703
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"