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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
The world's oldest known system of writing was influenced by symbols used for trade — engravings found on cylinders used in ...
For centuries, scholars have puzzled over the origins of the world’s first writing system. Now, a study by Italian researchers reveals that some of these earliest proto-cuneiform signs may have ...
Introduction : graphic design & style -- Design and sign : the origin of the alphabet, c.34,000-1,100 BC -- A classical education : Ancient Greece & Rome, c. 2000BC-c.AD350 -- Spreading the word : ...
Overture to The first writing / Stephen D. Houston -- The possibilty and actuality of writing / John S. Robertson -- Writing systems: a case study in cultural evolution / Bruce G. Trigger -- ...
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