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Ancient Mesopotamian pottery shows that people understood symmetry and division 4,000 years before the Sumerians invented numbers
Until now, it was believed that mathematical thinking only began once people gained the knowledge of numbers and writing.
Plantlike designs on pottery made almost 8,000 years ago may be the earliest evidence yet of mathematical thinking. Many of the flower decorations painted on pottery by an ancient culture in northern ...
Archaeologists working in northern Mesopotamia say they have uncovered visual patterns that look a lot like structured counting, even though no written numerals existed at the time. The claim is bold: ...
The Islamic scene -- The Umayyad caliphs (661-750 A.D.): the sources of Islamic ornament: and earlier contributions to the potter's technique -- First contacts with China: the Abbasid school of ...
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