>> After all, much prehistoric technology is known to have begun as art and only later been adapted to utilitarian purpose. Can't prove what went on in the mind of an ancient Aleut hunter, but mind games can be fascinating. Rick >> Mmm... what are your sources on this? Seems to me it's been mostly the other way around. Take, for example, the invention of writing. Sumerian ideographs appear to have originated from tokens used for inventory and accounting purposes; only later was writing used to record myths, legends, history and poetry. In fact, the overwhelming majority of documents unearthed in the Middle East are economic documents -- contracts and such. Chuck Holst ************************************************************************ *** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ************************************************************************ *** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Dec 13 1999 - 07:38:06 PST
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