The ishango bone, carved 22,000 years ago in the Congo with 60 notches on each side in particular arithmetical patterns, represents the earliest evidence of mathematical thinking and the study of number patterns by humans.
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Neil TurokEvidence Quote
“somebody in the Congo carved these markings on a bone the ishango bone... 60 notches on either side of the bone in very particular arithmetical patterns... this is not a coincidence they were studying uh patterns in numbers”
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Neil Turok Public Lecture: The Astonishing Simplicity of Everything— Perimeter Institute for Theoretical PhysicsCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:49:58 AM
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