The first cities and the birth of writing.
Proceedings of the conference of September 26, 2009, Archaeological Museum of Nice-Cemenelum. Chaired by Pascal Vernus.

The first cities and the birth of writing.

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N° d'inventaire 15088
Format 14.5 x 24
Détails 216 p., paperback.
Publication Arles, 2011
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782742794898

The beginnings of urbanization in the ancient Near East appear to be the major factor in the emergence of writing, but new archaeological discoveries are providing valuable insights into the locations of the earliest beginnings of writing, their dating, and the reasons why people began to write. This subject is studied across different cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, China, the Indus Valley, and the American continent (Aztecs).

The beginnings of urbanization in the ancient Near East appear to be the major factor in the emergence of writing, but new archaeological discoveries are providing valuable insights into the locations of the earliest beginnings of writing, their dating, and the reasons why people began to write. This subject is studied across different cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, China, the Indus Valley, and the American continent (Aztecs).