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Archaeologists Just Found the Earliest Known Named Scientist in the Ancient Americas

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Per io9, archaeologists have identified the earliest known named scientist in the ancient Americas. The breakthrough reveals a Maya mathematician and astronomer, finally putting a name to one of the region's pioneering intellectual figures.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-finally-know-the-name-...

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