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Explore the origins and evolution of human communication with Writing from Invention to Decipherment by Oxford University Press. This scholarly work provides a global perspective on ancient writing systems, ranging from the foundations of Mesopotamia and China to the scripts of Central America and the Mediterranean. Readers can examine newly created scripts, including the Rongorongo from Easter Island and the Caroline Island scripts, alongside the development of the alphabet. This title is an open access resource available under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence, making it accessible for researchers and students through the Oxford Academic platform and free PDF downloads from OUP.

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This Oxford University Press title provides global scholarship on ancient writing systems from Mesopotamia, China, and the Mediterranean.

The book covers a wide range of scripts including Central American systems and the development of the alphabet.

Readers can study unique scripts such as the Rongorongo from Easter Island and the Caroline Island scripts.

This is an open access title available under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence for academic use.

Access the content for free on the Oxford Academic platform or via free PDF downloads from OUP.

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Release Date
01 October 2024
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