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ERIC Number: EJ331154
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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The Origins of Writing: An Archaeologist's Perspective.
Schmandt-Besserat, Denise
Written Communication, v3 n1 p31-45 Jan 1986
Reviews an archaic system of notation using tokens that is the direct progenitor of Sumerian writing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Ancient History, Anthropological Linguistics, Archaeology, Diachronic Linguistics, Ideography, Letters (Alphabet), Semiotics, Symbolic Language, Written Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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