Egypt
Origins of Early Writing Systems
- New Book: Egypt At Its Origins 3
Peeters Publishers R.F. Friedman & P.N. Fiske (eds.). Egypt at its Origins 3. Proceedings of the Third International Conference "Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt", London, 27th July - 1st August 2008 Summary: This volume,...
- New Book: Visible Language
Oriental Institute Thanks to Rhio Barnhart for the above link. Available as a PDF download. 12.33MB OIMP 32. Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond Writing, the ability to make language visible and permanent, is...
- New Book: Pictograms Or Pseudo Script?
Volume 25: PICTOGRAMS OR PSEUDO SCRIPT? Non-Textual Identity Marks in Practical Use in Ancient Egypt and Elsewhere. Proceedings of a Conference in Leiden, 19-20 December 2006. B.J.J. Haring and O.E. Kaper (eds.) VII, 236 pp.; ISBN 978-90-6258-225-9 €...
- New Book: The Disappearance Of Writing Systems
Equinox Books The Disappearance of Writing Systems: Perspectives on Literacy and Communication Edited by: John Baines, John Bennet, Stephen Houston Description This volume gathers papers from the first conference ever to be held on the disappearance of...
- African Archaeology Congress
http://www.mmegi.bw/2005/June/Thursday30/523129420885.html The 12th congress of the Pan African Archaeological Association will be hosted next month by the University of Botswana: "The Pan African Association for Archaeology and Related Studies (PAA)...
Egypt
Origins of Early Writing
Origins of Early Writing Systems
It is a really slow news day so this is thrown in for anyone interested in the origins of early writing systems. The Proceedings from the conference Origins of Early Writing Systems have been posted online. But as surprising as it seems this conference (October 5th -7th 2007) did not seem to have ancient Egyptian (and a number of other very earlier languages) in its agenda. However, Babylonian, Proto-Elamite, Sumerian and Mesopotamian are included.
- New Book: Egypt At Its Origins 3
Peeters Publishers R.F. Friedman & P.N. Fiske (eds.). Egypt at its Origins 3. Proceedings of the Third International Conference "Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt", London, 27th July - 1st August 2008 Summary: This volume,...
- New Book: Visible Language
Oriental Institute Thanks to Rhio Barnhart for the above link. Available as a PDF download. 12.33MB OIMP 32. Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond Writing, the ability to make language visible and permanent, is...
- New Book: Pictograms Or Pseudo Script?
Volume 25: PICTOGRAMS OR PSEUDO SCRIPT? Non-Textual Identity Marks in Practical Use in Ancient Egypt and Elsewhere. Proceedings of a Conference in Leiden, 19-20 December 2006. B.J.J. Haring and O.E. Kaper (eds.) VII, 236 pp.; ISBN 978-90-6258-225-9 €...
- New Book: The Disappearance Of Writing Systems
Equinox Books The Disappearance of Writing Systems: Perspectives on Literacy and Communication Edited by: John Baines, John Bennet, Stephen Houston Description This volume gathers papers from the first conference ever to be held on the disappearance of...
- African Archaeology Congress
http://www.mmegi.bw/2005/June/Thursday30/523129420885.html The 12th congress of the Pan African Archaeological Association will be hosted next month by the University of Botswana: "The Pan African Association for Archaeology and Related Studies (PAA)...