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"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 Mesopotamia exhibit regular numbers of petals determined by a mathematical progression, a pair of archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem report in a recent study. This finding, the scientists say, suggests that these people used a similar understanding for the division of land and agricultural produce."
If you have been on the internet in the last 10 years, you might have come across a fascinating cuneiform letter and its recipient merchant, Ea-nāṣir, who lived in ancient Mesopotamia. The letter is a complaint, believed to be the oldest complaint letter ever written, from around 1750 BCE.
Selena Wisnom walks the shelves of King Ashurbanipal’s library, revealing what the books tell us about the ideas circulating in 7th-century BC Mesopotamia.
Syria’s interim president has issued a decree formally recognizing Kurdish identity. While welcomed by many, the move has also reignited concerns among Assyrians and others over exclusion from national recognition.
If you have been on the internet in the last 10 years, you might have come across a fascinating cuneiform letter and its recipient merchant, Ea-nāṣir, who lived in ancient Mesopotamia. The letter is a complaint, believed to be the oldest complaint letter ever written, from around 1750 BCE.
Selena Wisnom walks the shelves of King Ashurbanipal’s library, revealing what the books tell us about the ideas circulating in 7th-century BC Mesopotamia.
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