Ancient pottery reveals early evidence of mathematical thinking

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Ancient pottery reveals early evidence of mathematical thinking The mathematically patterned pottery shards were made in Mesopotamia some 8,000 years ago. Credit: Yosef Garfinkel The mathematically patterned pottery shards were made in Mesopotamia some 8,000 years ago. Credit: Yosef Garfinkel Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00069-y References Garfinkel, Y. & Krulwich, S. J. World Prehist. 38 , 14 (2025).

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