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Archaeologists Just Found the Earliest Known Named Scientist in the Ancient Americas - Gizmodo
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Archaeologists have identified the earliest known named scientist in the ancient Americas after discovering mathematical and astronomical formulas in a Maya chamber in Guatemala. The find, led by David Stuart, provides new insight into the intellectual history of the Maya civilization.
In 2010, archaeologist David Stuart and colleagues ran into a painted chamber at Xultun, a Maya relic in modern-day Guatemala. Then the team noticed that the many mathematical and astronomical formul…
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