In the Middle East between 8000 and 3100 B.C., tokens were used as counters in ancient data-processing systems. The study of these tokens has yielded new insights into the development of cognitive skills during the last phase of prehistory.
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Denise Schmandt‐Besserat (1983) studied this question.
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