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Re:Lost world revealed by human, Neanderthal relics washed u... by chrisco255 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @06:26PM (#27912975)
Sure, of course we do. That's what we found when we were finally able to translate old Babylonian tablets. We thought they might be works of literature or important stories. They were basically all contractual agreements and receipts. As a result, we may have to conclude that written language was probably created for business, not for art.
Re:Lost world revealed by human, Neanderthal relics washed u... by medstrom on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @06:36PM (#27913045)
In hindsight, this makes a lot of sense. Of course writing was created to keep track of who got paid and who's yet to be paid, who's paid their taxes and who's yet to pay.