Archaeologists find earliest multiplication formulas on record 

Archaeologists excavating at the Qinjiazui archaeological site have found the earliest multiplication formulas on record.

According to a press release from China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA), the discovery was made in Jingzhou city within Hubei Province, China.

Excavations of a tomb at Qinjiazui revealed bamboo slips dating back to the Warring States period (475 BC – 221 BC), an era characterised by warfare between seven warring states, as well as bureaucratic and military reforms and consolidation.

Before the extensive adoption of paper, bamboo and wooden slips…