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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ana Silverbell, post: 4340943, member: 75156&quot;]I introduce a novel &quot;string theory&quot; for the earliest form of currency or exchange, 40,000 to 50,000 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collecting string has fallen out of favor recently. This &quot;waste not, want not habit&quot; doesn&#039;t fit into our technological age; however, I would guess that most of us remember that grandfather, uncle or parent who collected pieces pf string. They would usually tie pieces of string together, roll it into a ball of string, and keep it in a shoebox or drawer for when it was needed.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the article in the link below, string was found at &quot;an archaeological site in the Rhone River valley of southeastern France, and it&#039;s about 40,000 to 50,000 years old. Researchers don&#039;t know how Neanderthals used the string or even whether it had been originally attached to the stone cutting tool.&quot; Was string an early form of currency or exchange? Just asking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Further observation: We now can deduce that string collectors (who probably grunted as they tied and rolled the string) had genetic ties to Neanderthals and these genes drove them to engage in this seemingly odd practice.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2020-04-ancient-discovery-neanderthal-life.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2020-04-ancient-discovery-neanderthal-life.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2020-04-ancient-discovery-neanderthal-life.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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