"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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholars Press
1983
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| 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. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3209650 |