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Proto-writing consists of visible marks communicating limited information. Such systems emerged from earlier traditions of symbol systems in the early Neolithic, as early as the 7th millennium BC in China and southeastern Europe.
- History of writing
The first writing systems of the Early Bronze Age evolved...
- History of writing
The first writing systems of the Early Bronze Age evolved from systems of proto-writing, which used ideographic and mnemonic symbols to communicate information, but did not directly represent human language. Proto-writing emerged as early as the 7th millennium BCE, with well-known examples including:
The cuneiform script was developed from pictographic proto-writing in the late 4th millennium BC, stemming from the near eastern token system used for accounting. The meaning and usage of these tokens is still a matter of debate.
Chapter 2 provides a concise history of writing, from ancient times to the present day. The chapter begins with proto-writing and then the first writing systems, which arose independently in different corners of the world. The discussion shows evidence of the earliest roots of writing from the Egyptian and Mesopotamian areas, as well as in ...
4 dic 2012 · Gradually, the proto-writing systems evolved into complete writing systems, allowing people to write down whatever they could express in words of their language. The invention of writing happened at least twice and no more than four times in the history of mankind.
- Michael Gross
- 2012
4 set 2022 · The first writing systems of the Early Bronze Age were not a sudden invention. Rather, they were a development based on earlier traditions of symbol systems that cannot be classified as proper writing, but have many of the characteristics of writing. These systems may be described as "proto-writing".
Writing is a form of communication through the act of preserving text on a medium, with the use of signs or symbols. It is in principle the representation of language, rather than images of thought directly.
