{"product_id":"how-writing-came-about","title":"How Writing Came about","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle:  How Writing Came about\u003cbr\u003eAuthor:  Schmandt-Besserat, Denise\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:  University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003eBinding:  Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages:  207\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:  10.00h x 7.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003eProduct Weight:  0.8 lbs.\u003cbr\u003eLanguage:  English\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780292777040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTop 100 Books on Science, American Scientist, 2001In 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 two volumes, Denise Schmandt-Besserat set forth her groundbreaking theory that the cuneiform script invented in the Near East in the late fourth millennium B.C.--the world's oldest known system of writing--derived from an archaic counting device.How Writing Came About draws material from both volumes to present Schmandt-Besserat's theory for a wide public and classroom audience. Based on the analysis and interpretation of a selection of 8,000 tokens or counters from 116 sites in Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey, it documents the immediate precursor of the cuneiform script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eItem# 9780292777040\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthorized Dealer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49449857057062,"sku":"9780292777040","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0128\/7762\/7456\/files\/f90be925-6adc-5e10-8721-5a7061d61d1b.jpg?v=1724997800","url":"https:\/\/retrostar-gifts.myshopify.com\/products\/how-writing-came-about","provider":"Retrostar Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}