Ishango bone

proper noun

A bone tool, dated to the Upper Paleolithic era, known for a series of what has been interpreted as tally marks carved in three columns running the length of the tool.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Ishango bone
  1. A bone tool, dated to the Upper Paleolithic era, known for a series of what has been interpreted as tally marks carved in three columns running the length of the tool.
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APA

Ishango bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ishango%20bone

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ishango bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ishango%20bone.

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