I just learned about this in the documentary Dora the Explorer
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Eric, Dora is a world explorer and know her history. Great stuff!
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Pete, indeed. the concept of nothing is more of a modern approach. Yet this system worked with great accuracy. Interesting adoption to the work-to-be-done.
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I read about this is Sapiens. Apparently no one can figure it out now. Is that true?
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Becky, Great question. We think we can decode perhaps 30%. However many of the oldest and most complex specimens have no decoding. We may see numbers, but they can represent in shorthand something entirely different. A multiplex code used for many reasons. Interesting times...
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Guess not or (knot) because the diagram looks like they did :)
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I don remember seeing this at all in my study of Egyptian history or in any of the museums or temples. Since 3000BC egypt had a proper numerical systempic.twitter.com/KCih7Uizju
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They also had some fraction and a zero
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