Scientists have tracked exchange and trade through the archaeological record, starting in Upper Paleolithic when groups of hunters traded for the best flint weapons and other tools. First, people bartered, making direct deals between two parties of desirable objects.
Money came a bit later. Its form has evolved over the millennia – from natural objects to coins to paper to digital versions. But whatever the format, human beings have long used currency as a means of exchange, a method of payment, a standard of value, a store of wealth and a unit of account.
In the image are shells used 3,000 years ago!
As an anthropologist who’s made discoveries of ancient currency in the field, I’m interested in how money evolved in human civilization – and what these archaeological finds can tell us about trade and interaction between far-flung groups.
More on why and when we started using money... https://theconversation.com/when-and-why-did-people-first-start-using-money-78887
WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE MONEY IS ACTUALLY NO LONGER REQUIRED 🤨
The trade and barter system was created because of lack and money is perpetuating the trade system on the perceived notion of lack; when in fact with there is an abundance!
WHAT EXIST IS AN UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE PLANTS RESOURCES 😡
Money came a bit later. Its form has evolved over the millennia – from natural objects to coins to paper to digital versions. But whatever the format, human beings have long used currency as a means of exchange, a method of payment, a standard of value, a store of wealth and a unit of account.
In the image are shells used 3,000 years ago!
As an anthropologist who’s made discoveries of ancient currency in the field, I’m interested in how money evolved in human civilization – and what these archaeological finds can tell us about trade and interaction between far-flung groups.
More on why and when we started using money... https://theconversation.com/when-and-why-did-people-first-start-using-money-78887
WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE MONEY IS ACTUALLY NO LONGER REQUIRED 🤨
The trade and barter system was created because of lack and money is perpetuating the trade system on the perceived notion of lack; when in fact with there is an abundance!
WHAT EXIST IS AN UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE PLANTS RESOURCES 😡