An Archaic Recording System and the Origin of Writing by D. Schmandt-Besserat
An Archaic Recording System and the Origin of Writing

D. Schmandt-Besserat

An Archaic Recording System and the Origin of Writing

Syro-Mesopotamian Studies

D. Schmandt-Besserat

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A recording system based on tokens, spread throughout the Near East from the early Neolithic on, is proposed as a demonstrable antecedent of the cuneiform writing system. Consisting of a rich and differentiated repertory of shapes and markings, th...

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