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That addresses civilization but not prehistory as there is no known record of written language north of the desert barrier.
by anonAndOn 4y ago
That addresses civilization but not prehistory as there is no known record of written language north of the desert barrier.
- munk-a 4y agoAre we still not counting wampum belts or khipu as a written language? I know that those are both very different from how we comprehend written languages but there is significant evidence to support that they were used in the process of imparting information (whether that be treaties, legends, or statistics)
- anonAndOn 4y agoA language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary.[0] I don't think NA wampum or totem poles would be considered written language by that definition. Khipu aren't found in NA, AFAIK. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language