Why did early humans have the need to develop numbers?

by pidimjo

This has been on my mind for some time now, so I thought I’d ask here.

bratling

While quite an interesting question, this isn’t really in the scope of AskHistorians. It’s an unanswerable question based on documented history. Try /r/AskReddit; you’re more likely to find people who can point you at an informative answer based on psychology, sociology or evolutionary theory.