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The Lebombo bone is the oldest known mathematical artifact. It dates from BC and consists of 29 distinct notches that were deliberately cut into a baboon's fibula. It was discovered within a cave in the Lebombo mountains of Swaziland.

See alsoIshango Bone

This entry contributed by Ed Pegg, Jr. (author's link)

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Pegg, Ed Jr. "Lebombo Bone." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/LebomboBone.html

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