# Denise Schmandt-Besserat

> Denise Schmandt-Besserat is a French-American archaeologist and retired professor of art and archaeology of the ancient Near East. She spent much of her professional career as a professor at the University of Texas. She is best known for her work on the history and invention of writing. While her research is highly cited, it has been controversial among scholars. The controversies, as detailed below, concern the interpretation of early tokens, particularly the complex ones; however, the idea that writing emerged out of the counting, cataloging, management, and transactions of agricultural produce has been largely accepted.

*Professor of Art and Archaeology (born 1933)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1933-08-10
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Total followers across platforms:** 113

## Platforms
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## Sources
- [丹尼斯·施曼特-贝塞拉特](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%B9%E5%B0%BC%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E6%96%BD%E6%9B%BC%E7%89%B9-%E8%B4%9D%E5%A1%9E%E6%8B%89%E7%89%B9)
- [دينيس ستشماندت بيسيرات](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA)
- [Denise Schmandt-Besserat](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Schmandt-Besserat)
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- [Denise Schmandt-Besserat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Schmandt-Besserat)
- [Denise Schmandt-Besserat](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Schmandt-Besserat)
- [Denise Schmandt-Besserat](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Schmandt-Besserat)
- [Denise Schmandt-Besserat](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Schmandt-Besserat)
- [Denise Schmandt-Besserat](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Schmandt-Besserat)
- [Denise Schmandt-Besserat](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Schmandt-Besserat)
- [Шмандт-Бессера, Дениз](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%82-%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%2C_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7)
- [Деніз Шмандт Бессерат](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%A8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%82_%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443378)

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