Schmandt-Besserat, Denise, Before writing. Volume 1, From counting to cuneiform / by Denise Schmandt-Besserat ; foreword by William W. Hallo. - xv, 269 pages (2 folded) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 29 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 0292707835 9780292707832 Subjects--Topical Terms: Tokens--Middle East.Writing--History.Ecriture--Histoire.Antiquities.Tokens.Writing. Subjects--Geographic Terms: Middle East--Antiquities.Moyen-Orient--Antiquites.Middle East. Index Terms--Genre/Form: History. LC Class. No.: CJ4867 / .S36 1992 Dewey Class. No.: 737.30956