Ken Tankersley
Biographic Data
| ID | 5004428 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ken Tankersley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ken |
| FAMILY NAME | Tankersley |
| SIGNATURE | TANKERSLEY K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bernstein Clinical Research Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Talking leaves and rocks that teach: The archaeological discovery of Sequoyah's oldest written record
The authors investigate the origins of the earliest script of the Cherokees, using inscriptions in the Red Bird River Shelter. Their analysis suggests that the engravings in the cave show the experimental creation of a syllabary (alphabet of signs). This in turn offers support for the historical notion that this writing system was not an ancestral practice preserved through missionaries, but an invention of the early nineteenth century; one that …
Murray Springs: A Clovis Site with Multiple Activity Areas in the San Pedro Valley. Arizona . C. Vance Haynes, Jr. , Bruce B. Huckell
Talking leaves and rocks that teach: The archaeological discovery of Sequoyah's oldest written record
The authors investigate the origins of the earliest script of the Cherokees, using inscriptions in the Red Bird River Shelter. Their analysis suggests that the engravings in the cave show the experimental creation of a syllabary (alphabet of signs). This in turn offers support for the historical notion that this writing system was not an ancestral practice preserved through missionaries, but an invention of the early nineteenth century; one that …
Murray Springs: A Clovis Site with Multiple Activity Areas in the San Pedro Valley. Arizona . C. Vance Haynes, Jr. , Bruce B. Huckell
Talking leaves and rocks that teach: The archaeological discovery of Sequoyah's oldest written record
The authors investigate the origins of the earliest script of the Cherokees, using inscriptions in the Red Bird River Shelter. Their analysis suggests that the engravings in the cave show the experimental creation of a syllabary (alphabet of signs). This in turn offers support for the historical notion that this writing system was not an ancestral practice preserved through missionaries, but an invention of the early nineteenth century; one that …
Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Alphabet (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeological record (1 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Cave (1 works)