"BA" Guide to Artifacts: Tokens & Counting

In the Middle East between 8000 and 3100 B.C., tokens were used as counters in ancient data-processing systems. The study of these tokens has yielded new insights into the development of cognitive skills during the last phase of prehistory.

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Main Author: Schmandt-Besserat, Denise (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholars Press 1983
In: The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1983, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-120
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Summary:In the Middle East between 8000 and 3100 B.C., tokens were used as counters in ancient data-processing systems. The study of these tokens has yielded new insights into the development of cognitive skills during the last phase of prehistory.
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3209650