Re: [tied] Re: Numbers.

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 10709
Date: 2001-10-29

Mark O:
>How long ago? I suspect the 6-5000s BCE is a reasonable guess. Glen's
>throwout date of 20,000 years ago seems too long ago.

Wait, wait. Just to clarify: I'm not stating that people spoke of
"millions" or "235,943" some tens of thousands of years ago. However,
I do think that a small numeral system was in existance in some
languages even back then. Something on the order of one to ten.

- love gLeN


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