This 8,000-year-old art shows math before numbers existed

ScienceDaily
Dec 17, 2025, 4:26 am113 ptsTrending
Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before numbers were written down. By closely studying Halafian pottery, researchers uncovered floral and plant designs arranged with precise symmetry and numerical patterns, revealing a…

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