Talking leaves and rocks that teach
The archaeological discovery of Sequoyah's oldest written record
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7657880 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rex Weeks, R A Weeks (University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), Ken Tankersley (Bernstein Clinical Research Center) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 329 |
| Pages | 978-993 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00068435 |
| OpenAlex | W2111750554 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
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 should be credited to the Native American pioneer scholar, Sequoyah
Alphabet · Ancient history · Archaeological record · Archaeology · Art · Cave · Linguistics · Literature · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Philosophy
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Cherokees and Missionaries, 1789-1839
Cherokees and Missionaries, 1789-1839
"America's Histories" Revisited
Tell Them They Lie
Cherokee-Iroquois Little People
The Shadow of Sequoyah, Social Documents of the Cherokees, 1862-1964
The Early History of the Cherokee Syllabary
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2020 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |