Thursday 10 May 2012

Urnfeild Numerals


Urnfield Numbers :
    Urnfield culture was around 1200 BC. They followed quinary number system, that is base five.
    The numbers form 1 to 29 were found.





1

/

2

//

3

///

4

////

5

\

6

/\

7

//\

8

///\

9

////\

10

\\

11

/\\

12

//\\

13

///\\

14

////\\

15

\\\

16

/\\\

17

//\\\

18

///\\\

19

////\\\

20

\\\\

21

/\\\\

22

//\\\\

23

///\\\\

24

////\\\\

25

\\\\\

26

/\\\\\

27

//\\\\\

28

///\\\\\

29

////\\\\\



The units digit are represented with a stroke from the top-right to the bottom-left '/' and the fifths place with a stroke from the top-left to the bottom-right '\'. Only till numeral 29 were to be found.


Enjoy This Interesting Part Of Maths !!!




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