The date range given for the discovery (1500–1100 BCE) is fairly late, coming after the Old Babylonian era (1900-1600). Probably by around the time of the first

The date range given for the discovery (1500–1100 BCE) is fairly late, coming after the Old Babylonian era (1900-1600). Probably by around the time of the first extant writing (3200 - 3000) from Sumer, there were trade networks importing carnelian, lapis lazuli, and other materials not found in the region. I don't think the interest here is the implication of developed trade networks at that time, but rather that the millet was found at all and what that says about the agricultural practices. For thousands of years, people wrote on clay tables with styli made from reeds, yet we've never actually found such a stylus or know precisely how they were made.