We're really excited to share a post from a new guest contributor, PD Dr. Christiane Clados who is based at the Universität Marburg in Germany. Christiane is an expert on Amerindian graphic communication systems, and she has kindly offered an introduction to systems of Tocapus that were employed prior to the Spanish arrival in Peru, … Continue reading Tocapus: history and perceptions of an endangered Andean graphical communication system
Change to the Endangered Writing Network Launch Event
Please be aware that the Launch Event for the Endangered Writing Network will now take place on Friday 24th February, due to a clash with an unexpected medical appointment. All the details are in THIS POST.
A new project on early writing systems
Welcome to Visual Interactions in Early Writing Systems, otherwise known as the VIEWS project. This is a research project based at the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, and run by Principal Investigator Pippa Steele. Starting in October 2022, we will be exploring the visual aspects of writing systems in the pre-modern world, and looking … Continue reading A new project on early writing systems
The VIEWS project 