Clay Tokens for Counting

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 30 July 2014
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These clay tokens represent the first form of counting, before the invention of writing. They date back to the Neolithic period, 8000-7000 BCE and were found in Tapa Raza, south-east of modern Sulaimaniya Governorate, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 30). Clay Tokens for Counting. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2819/clay-tokens-for-counting/

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