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The author presents a system of counters (tokens) which represented a breakthrough in communication. These tokens were small objects modeled in clay in various geometric forms used for counting and accounting for goods. The system has implications for studies in origins of civilization, communicatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmandt-Besserat, Denise
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1992.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Tokens > Middle East.
Writing > History.
Middle East > Antiquities.
Jetons > Moyen-Orient.
Écriture > Histoire.
Moyen-Orient > Antiquités.
Munten.
Rekenen.
Schrift.
Écriture cunéiforme.
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Evans: Library Stacks

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Call Number: CJ4867 .S36 1992
Library Owns: CJ4867 .S36 1992 (v.1-v.2)
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Bodrum (located in Turkey)

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Call Number: CJ4867 .S36 1992
Notes: Donated by Charles Consolvo
Library Owns: CJ4867 .S36 1992 (v.1)