An archaeological dig in southeast Turkey has uncovered a large number of clay tokens that were used as records of trade until the advent of writing, or so it had been believed. But a new find of tokens, dates from a time when writing was commonplace – thousands of years after it was previously assumed this technology had become obsolete.Researchers compare it to the continued use of pens in the age of the word processor.The tokens – small clay pieces in a range of simple shapes – are thought to have been used as a rudimentary bookkeeping system in prehistoric times.
read more Pre-historic tokens used in conjunction with cuneiform : Archaeology News from Past Horizons.
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