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[[File:Plimpton 322.jpg|thumbnail|left|275px|Figure 1. The so-called Plimpton 322 tablet used to calculate different Pythagorean triples.]]

Mathematics today profoundly affects our societies and has had a lasting impact on science and technology. However, before Greek mathematicians developed many wonderful achievements in this area, what are the origins of mathematics and how did this field evolve in its early history?<ref>For further information on factors leading to the rise of early mathematics, see: Bell, Eric Temple. 1992. ''The Development of Mathematics''. New York: Dover Publications.</ref>