Earliest form of money found and it's a bunch of rings and axes

[no_hypocrisy]

1. But is it really "money" if it's objects?

Money denotes bills and coinage.

These are objects, which made it a trade, but not money. More like barter, which is an exchange of goods or services without money.

I beg to differ with the Professor, that while organized and standardized, either it's money or it isn't.

Barter: https://mint.intuit.com/blog/personal-finance/guide-to-the-barter-economy-the-barter-system-history/#:~:text=A%20barter%20system%20is%20an,long%20before%20money%20was%20invented.&text=The%20value%20of%20bartering%20items,is%20one%20of%20the%20advantages.