logoalt Hacker News

sejjetoday at 2:25 PM1 replyview on HN

It doesn't matter if it's recorded. This is inferred, not written down.

Hunter-gatherers aren't known for their civilizations.


Replies

t-3today at 4:48 PM

Civilization refers to cities, not literature. Urban societies need writing and complex social rules to survive, but it's not as if those things can't or haven't arisen in other types of human societies.

show 1 reply