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This is a really intriguing thought, whether or not we could create our own ways of referring to things. It reminds me of a presentation that I had today for my Archaeology class, where we discussed the importance of the stars and cosmology in the lives of the people of Cahokia, a large "city" in Illinois which formed abruptly around the year 1050. They created woodhenges which marked the solstices and equinox and served as time markers for the people of their city and the surrounding villages. I always struggle with taking time back, looking at the ways in which different civilizations approached it. Does it all just come back to the rising and setting of the sun, to the stars and their patterns, and the fact that this serves as a convenient time marker? I do believe that if a man/woman was kept somewhere with no windows or access to the sky or natural light then they would lose all concept of time. Memories would still exist, but the person would have no way of knowing whether that meal they ate was at breakfast time, or dinner or lunch. Or if they are going to bed at night or in the middle of the day. It would make all of his/her actions lack much distinction, as a meal would just be a meal right?