Type and token in the prehistoric origins of numbers

The type-token distinction and the notion of ‘tokenization’ are proposed as analytical tools that may help us understand better the emergence of numbers and mathematical thinking from the non-mathematical cultural practices of the Upper Palaeolithic such as painting, decorating portable objects, or...

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Main Author: Schlaudt, Oliver (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: Cambridge archaeological journal
Year: 2020, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 629-646
ISSN:1474-0540
DOI:10.1017/S0959774320000165
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