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The Ishango bone is a bone tool, dated to the Upper Paleolithic era. It is a dark brown length of bone, the fibula of a baboon, with a sharp piece of quartz affixed to one end, perhaps for engraving.

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He [Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt] gained international fame in 1960 when he discovered the Ishango Bone. Wikipedia
Tally sticks first appear as animal bones carved with notches, in the Upper Paleolithic; a notable example is the Ishango Bone. Wikipedia
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Alexander Marshack examined the Ishango bone microscopically, and concluded that it may represent a six-month lunar calendar; but see Judy Robinson who argues that Marshack overinterprets the data and that the evidence does not support lunar calendars. Wikipedia
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