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December 1, 2011 03:42 pm PST
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One of the earliest known examples of math homework
It's stuff like this that makes me love archaeology. Turns out, we can trace the concept of math homework back to at least 2300 B.C.E., in ancient Mesopotamia. In the early 20th century, German researchers found several clay tablets at the site of uruppak. (Today, that's basically the Iraqi city of Tell Fara.) Some of [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/VX79iCdK_yU/one-of-the-earliest-known-exam.html
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