11 Dots on a Guatemala Figurine May Be Oldest Mesoamerican Numbers | Ancient Origins

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A 2,700-year-old clay figurine from La Blanca, Guatemala, bears 11 impressed dots that researchers say may be the oldest written numbers in Mesoamerica, dating to 750–650 BC.

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