太平洋加罗林群岛中的耶普岛,如今仍流行十分古老的以石头当货币的习俗。只要你登上这个岛,就很快发现岛上居民的住房周围,堆着大大小小的一些石头,这就是当地流通的货币——石头钱。石头钱是用大石头凿成圆形,中心凿一个圆孔,每枚叫“一分”。 这么笨重的东西怎样流通呢?他们的办法 The island of Jaipur in the Pacific Caroline Islands is still prevalent with its ancient tradition of using stones as its currency. As soon as you board the island, you will soon find the island’s residents around the house, piled up some large and small stones, and this is the local circulation of currency - stone money. Stone money is a large stone hewn into a circle, the center of a round hole, each called “a minute.” How can such bulky things circulate? What they do