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Who invented stairs? What is the oldest known example of stairs
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Who invented stairs?

What is the oldest known example of stairs in archaeology? Did they just use ramps before then?
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Stairs and ladders were already in use by the time of proto-cities, so I'd guess they started outdoors as augmentations for difficult or significant trails
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>>1109053
Nerd.
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>>1109053
earlier than that. Foot delineation erosion on common paths.
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>>1109260
That's almost a discovery, not an invention
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>>1109049
They invent themselves. Walk up a solid slope a lot and your feet will carve steps.
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>>1109332
The very concept of invention is specious. Read more history of science.
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The concept.of stairs can be found in natural geological formations. It's technically a somewhat flat rock with another but higher somewhat flat rock next to it, making ascension possible.

We dind invent that, merely discovered it.
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