{"product_id":"archaeological-decipherment-of-ancient-writing-systems-9781532967368","title":"Archaeological Decipherment of Ancient Writing Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Clyde Winters\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Archaeological Decipherment of Ancient Writing Systems I explain how archaeological evidence indicates that African literacy began in the Sahara over 5000 years ago . This earliest form of writing was a syllabic system, we call Thinite, that included hundreds of phonetic signs, which over time was shorten to between 22 and 30 key signs, and used as an alphabet by the Mande people of the Fezzan and Niger Valley, Dravidian speaking people in India, the Sumerians, Elamites, the Xi (Olmecs), Egyptians, Meroites, Phonesians and Ethiopians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45539079159959,"sku":"9781532967368","price":1426.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781532967368.webp?v=1767175860","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/archaeological-decipherment-of-ancient-writing-systems-9781532967368","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}