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It is not uncommon when studying ancient cultures that the only information available to historians and archaeologists leads to conclusions at odds with apparent facts. A remarkable example comes from ancient Egypt. Our knowledge of ancient Egyptian mathematics comes substantially from a collection of papyri, and most particularly the Rhind and Moscow papyri.
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Allen, G.D. (2017). The Mathematical Mystery of the Pyramid. In: Allen, G.D., Ross, A. (eds) Pedagogy and Content in Middle and High School Mathematics. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-137-7_22
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