Last writing: script obsolescence in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Mesoamerica

Introduction: Setting the questions. By any measure, the creation and development of writing was a cybernetic advance with far-reaching consequences. It allowed writers to communicate with readers who were distant in time and space, extended the storage capacity of human knowledge, including informa...

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Main Authors: Stephen Houston, John Baines, Jerrold Cooper
Other Authors: Society for Comparative Study of Society and History
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003
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