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Drawing on years of research, a renowned archaeologist traces the evolution of counting. She shows how the concept of numbers came about, how various societies answered the ... More
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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 ... More
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Denise Schmandt-Besserat opened a major new chapter in the history of literacy when she demonstrated that the cuneiform script invented in the ancient Near East in the late ... More
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Praise for Before Writing "...possibly the single most important contribution published in recent years concerned with the antecedents to writing." Libraries and Culture " ... More
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Drawing on years of research, a renowned archaeologist traces the evolution of counting. She shows how the concept of numbers came about, how various societies answered the ... More
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