And indeed the Nahua people had writing.
It's not about where you come from. It's about whether writing is useful or even required for some aspects of civilization to develop.
It's not about where you come from. It's about whether writing is useful or even required for some aspects of civilization to develop.
Plus, many of the groups around them did not use the same script despite having comparable levels of technological development. The Maya, who did have true writing, were not massively more advanced technologically.