Marks and Labels: Early Writing in Neolithic and Shang China

Archaeology of Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 177-201

  Keightley, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese writing system; Neolithic sign making; Oracle bone inscriptions; Script; Social markers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889374193     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470774670.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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