Material Entanglements of Writing Practices in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus
The present paper explores theoretical aspects of the study of writing systems and practices. It approaches the mesh that constitutes writing practice through one type of agent: the writing instrument used to write clay documents in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus. On the one hand, this investigati...
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doaj-83f5c46b8474473bb276a8d1500ea11b2020-12-22T00:01:34ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-12-0112106711067110.3390/su122410671Material Entanglements of Writing Practices in the Bronze Age Aegean and CyprusPhilippa M. Steele0Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 9DA, UKThe present paper explores theoretical aspects of the study of writing systems and practices. It approaches the mesh that constitutes writing practice through one type of agent: the writing instrument used to write clay documents in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus. On the one hand, this investigation will use types of writing implements and their distribution to think through wider issues concerning the development of writing practices across the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus. On the other, it will attempt to establish the place of writing implements within a broader conceptual framework of the people, things and actions that constitute writing practices in this area and period.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/24/10671writingpalaeographystylusclaypracticemateriality |
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The present paper explores theoretical aspects of the study of writing systems and practices. It approaches the mesh that constitutes writing practice through one type of agent: the writing instrument used to write clay documents in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus. On the one hand, this investigation will use types of writing implements and their distribution to think through wider issues concerning the development of writing practices across the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus. On the other, it will attempt to establish the place of writing implements within a broader conceptual framework of the people, things and actions that constitute writing practices in this area and period. |
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