Stone Tools
Before coins, prehistoric communities traded stone axes, adzes, and blades as both tools and symbols of wealth. Crafted from rare volcanic rocks or jade, these implements represented serious value due to the labor and skill required to make them.
In societies like ancient Papua New Guinea or the Neolithic British Isles, possessing fine stone tools boosted your status. Sometimes they were never used—just hoarded and passed down, kind of like vintage collectibles today.
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