The origin of symbols used for transferring information over large distances
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We can only examine evidence that survived, and the earliest surviving portable numerating objects seem to be Paleolithic tally sticks tens of thousands of years old. Their sociocultural roles are subject to debate, but they definitely represent numbers, and could be carried distances if necessary.
If you like to speculate, then the same thing could have happened even earlier using less permanent media like wood.
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