The First Writing

The First Writing
By:"Stephen D. Houston"
Published on 2004-12-09 by Cambridge University Press

Ancient writing gives us our first glimpse of history, people and institutions, and yet its origins remain mysterious. The First Writing offers the most up-to-date treatment and examination of the origins of ancient writing. It studies often neglected writing systems, such as those of Mesoamerica. The leading scholars in the field collectively discuss new topics, and highlight new subtleties about how these scripts came into existence and developed during their first centuries of use. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Elamite, Mesoamerica and the Maya, Shang and Runic are all represented.

This Book was ranked 5 by Google Books for keyword script.

incoming search term:

• The First Writing download
• The First Writing pdf
• The First Writing ebook
• The First Writing ebup
• The First Writing doc
• read online The First Writing
• where to download The First Writing