China - 100,000 years of knot-making tradition?

Folks,

Below are two links on Chinese knot making tradition.

In the first, the claim is made that ornamental knot-making was part of native Chinese culture for at least 100,000 years. The second claims that the first form of record keeping in China made use of knotted cords.

http://www.mresource.com/Fiber/COEPart2/background
_information.htm

http://www.jaars.org/museum/alphabet/people/fu-hsi.htm

Dennis
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