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