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What is Ancient Chinese Rod Numeral System about?
An ancient Chinese numbering system using bamboo rods was discovered at an archaeological site in Henan province in 1899. Small bamboo rods symbolized the numbers 1 to 9 and were arranged in columns to represent place value similar to our modern decimal system. Chinese rods were used for both calculations and spiritually, such as keeping track of populations and resources. They represented digits using vertical and horizontal rods and spaces for zero, demonstrating one of the earliest decimal place value sy
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- Miriam Solomon
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