Cultural Number Systems

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part 1. Number systems in the Ancient Near East.- Chapter 2. Sumerian numbers.- Chapter 3. Minority traditions.- Chapter 4. Akkadian numbers.- Chapter 5. Elamite numbers.- Chapter 6. Numbers in the Achaemenid Empire.- Chapter 7. Egyptian numbers.- Part 2. Number systems in Africa.- Chapter 8. The Ishango bone.- Chapter 9. Yoruba numbers.- Chapter 10. Igbo numbers.- Chapter 11. Ngiti numbers.- Chapter 12. Numbers in Sessuto.- Chapter 13. African finger-counting.- Part 3. Number systems in Europe.- Chapter 14. Prehistoric finger-counting.- Chapter 15. The Taï plaque.- Chapter 16. Non-decimal and unusual decimal counting systems.- Chapter 17. Greek numbers.- Chapter 18. Roman numbers.- Chapter 19. Dactylonomy (digital reckoning) .- Part 4. Number systems in Asia.- Chapter 20. Chinese numbers.- Chapter 21. Chinese calculating methods.- Chapter 22. Numbers in Japan.- Chapter 23. Korean numbers and numeral types.- Chapter 24. Numbers in the Philippines.- Chapter 25. Numbers in India.- Part 5. Number systems in Oceania.- Chapter 26. Numbers in New Guinea: body-counting.- Chapter 27. Numbers in New Guinea: yam counting and other counting methods.- Chapter 28. Numbers in Australia.- Chapter 29. Numbers in Melanesia and Micronesia.- Chapter 30. Numbers in Polynesia.- Chapter 31. Misunderstandings, mistakes, and outright frauds.- Part 6. Number systems in the Americas.- Chapter 32. The Arctic: Inuit numbers.- Chapter 33. Northern California: Pomo numbers.- Chapter 34. Northern California: Number systems based on fours and eights.- Chapter 35. Mesoamerica: Maya numbers.- Chapter 36. Western South America: Inka numbers.- Chapter 37. Amazonian number systems: Desana, Mundurukú, and Pirahã.- Chapter 38. Conclusion.

• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2025
• Autor/Autorin: Karenleigh A. Overmann
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