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What is the highest level of technology that was ever achieved without writing? Is there some development that just can't be made without it? Or conversely, is there some development that it's impossible to make without inventing writing in the process?

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Why did the names of the week get translated in the Germanic languages using the "equivalent" gods, but the planets didn't?

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What's the oldest living tradition of a song?

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Was interpretatio graeca ever applied to Hindu gods?

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What is the highest level of technology that was ever achieved without writing? Is there some development that just can't be made without it? Or conversely, is there some development that it's impossible to make without inventing writing in the process?	15
Why did the names of the week get translated in the Germanic languages using the "equivalent" gods, but the planets didn't?	5
What's the oldest living tradition of a song?	3
Was interpretatio graeca ever applied to Hindu gods?	2