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🔬 Science February 08, 2026 at 12:03 AM

Mathematical thinking may have developed long before writing

Source: New Atlas

A new study challenges the assumption that mathematical thinking emerged with writing, suggesting it may have developed 8000 years ago based on ancient pottery designs in Mesopotamia.

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