Before Writing, Vol. I: From Counting to Cuneiform

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 of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292707835
• ISBN13: 9780292707832
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"