The material origin of numbers: insights from the archaeology of the ancient Near East

"The Material Origin of Numbers examines how number concepts are realized, represented, manipulated, and elaborated. Utilizing the cognitive archaeological framework of Material Engagement Theory and culling data from disciplines including neuroscience, ethnography, linguistics, and archaeology...

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Main Author: Overmann, Karenleigh A. 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press, LLC 2019
Series:Gorgias studies in the ancient Near East 14
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Summary:"The Material Origin of Numbers examines how number concepts are realized, represented, manipulated, and elaborated. Utilizing the cognitive archaeological framework of Material Engagement Theory and culling data from disciplines including neuroscience, ethnography, linguistics, and archaeology, Overmann offers a methodologically rich study of numbers and number concepts in the ancient Near East from the late Upper Paleolithic Period through the Bronze Age"--
Physical Description:XI, 313 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:9781463207434

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