Archaeology & History The Math—and Mystery—Behind an Ancient Counting Device. The quipu is a traditional Andean counting device that uses colored strings and knots in lieu of paper and numbers.

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In a new Child Development study, researchers at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and Lea.fr, Editions Nathan in Paris, France, explored whether a finger counting strategy can help ...

Counting is one of the earliest types of mathematical skills, but math is about much more than counting. And while most people think numbers like 1, -3, or 3.14159 are the heart of math, ...