Tag: Money & Currencies

“If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn’t bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented.”

Lessons from the Silk Road: Trade & Innovation

On By Indrajit Roy ChoudhuryIn Muse & Musings8 Comments

The Silk Road, a vast trade network spanning from East Asia to Europe, played a transformative role in shaping ancient commerce and settlements. Beyond facilitating the exchange of luxury goods, it fostered cultural, technological, and economic interactions that laid the foundation for global trade. Its principles of specialization, collaboration, and innovation continue to influence modern supply chains, underscoring the enduring importance of interconnected trade in driving economic growth and sustaining complex settlements worldwide.

World’s Oldest Paycheck Paid in Beer — How Ancient Mesopotamians Brewed the First Salary

On By Indrajit Roy ChoudhuryIn Heritage & History12 Comments

Archaeology just proved that after a hard day’s work, humanity’s favourite reward hasn’t changed in 5,000 years. The world’s oldest known paycheck — a cuneiform-inscribed clay tablet from ancient Mesopotamia — shows that workers were once paid in beer. From Uruk to today’s taprooms, the story of beer is truly the story of civilisation itself.