The First Literacy In History

About this episode

This episode explores the origins of writing and its initial purpose in human history.

Did you know that writing wasn't invented to write love poems, but to count sacks of grain? The paradigm shift: For thousands of years, humanity lived orally.

People in this episode

Host: Patricia López Muñoz

Topics covered

• literacy
• history
• writing
• oral tradition
• culture

Keywords

• literacy
• writing
• history
• oral tradition
• grain counting

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