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Ancient clay figurine from Guatemala may bear the oldest written numbers in Mesoamerica
A clay figurine, small enough to cradle in your hand, with 11 dots arranged in columns where its head should be, may depict the oldest known example of written numbers in Mesoamerica.
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A small clay figurine from Guatemala has been discovered to feature a unique arrangement of dots that may represent the earliest known written numbers in Mesoamerica. The figurine, which is small enough to be held in one's hand, contains 11 dots arranged in columns where its head should be.
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