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The material origin of numbers

Karenleigh A Overmann · 2019

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"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"--

Book details

Year
2019
Language
English
Publisher
Gorgias Press
Editions
1
Pages
328
ISBN
9781463207434

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