This monumental book traces the origins and development of mathematics in the ancient Middle East, from its earliest beginnings in the fourth millennium BCE to

In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity. But this is the first book to provide a substantial collection of

In Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, Benjamin and Karen Foster tell the fascinating story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements ten thousand years a

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