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Peer reviewedJusteson, John S.; Mathews, Peter – Visible Language, 1990
Surveys the origin and development of the representational conventions of Mesoamerican writing systems. Asserts that writing probably grew out of the iconography of ceremonial celts, and seems to have taken shape during or just before the period in which state-level political organization was emerging. Discusses the representational features of…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Ancient History, Higher Education, Ideography
