Proto-Currency
The use of shells, beads, or valuable materials like salt or obsidian as a standardized medium of exchange to simplify trade.
Core metadata
- ID: proto_currency
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -8000 (millennium)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
Dependents
- None.
Fields
Field lanes
- Finance & Markets: Money & Accounting
Node sources
- The History of Money (American Numismatic Association Money Museum, 2019, museum) • Supports: node, edge
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 2
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 2
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barter (barter) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Barter provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Trade Routes (trade_routes) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Trade Routes provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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