A small fragment of fired clay, no bigger than a hand, has begun to draw attention away from the grand stone monuments usually associated with ancient Mesoamerica. It was picked up decades ago from the remains of La Blanca archaeological site, a place once stitched into a network of early towns along Guatemala’s Pacific coast.

A small fragment of fired clay, no bigger than a hand, has begun to draw attention away from the grand stone monuments usually associated with ancient Mesoamerica. It was picked…

El hallazgo, realizado en el sitio arqueológico La Blanca, presenta once puntos grabados que podrían representar el número 11, sugiriendo un desarrollo temprano de las matemáticas…