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Author:

Woods, Michael, 1946-

Title:

Ancient communication technology : from hieroglyphics to scrolls / Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods.

Publisher:

Twenty-First Century Books,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

96 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Nonverbal communication--History--To 1500--Juvenile literature.
Signals and signaling--History--to 1500--Juvenile literature.
Communication--History.

Other Authors:

Woods, Mary B. (Mary Boyle), 1946-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-93) and index.

Summary:

Introduces the evolution of communication from ancient times, describing the development of writing, the alphabet, paper, writing instruments, and scrolls in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.

Series:

Technology in ancient cultures

ISBN:

076136529X (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
9780761365297 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2010025487

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)