A revolution in writing: the spread of the alphabet By Jorrit Kelder, Benjamin Suchard, and Stefan Norbruis

https://www.academia.edu/170814040/A_revolution_in_writing_the_spread_of_the_alphabet?email_work_card=title A paper surveying the spread of alphabetic writing throughout the ancient Mediterranean, the possible genealogy of the various alphabets, and the mechanisms behind and dates of their dispersal.