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Re:How the number zero was ‘discovered’ by esnible3 on Thursday December 08, 2016 @11:34AM (#13131485)
Nice photo of the oldest zero known, at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, dated 683 AD http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/origin-number-zero-180...

The previous contender was the zero at Gwalior in India, dated 876 AD http://www.ams.org/samplings/feature-column/fcarc-india-zero

Re:How the number zero was ‘discovered’ by contingencies on Thursday December 08, 2016 @04:42PM (#13134558)
Wow... thanks, I never knew about that. As background to those unfamiliar with the region, ancient Southern Indian voyagers established Hindu kingdoms throughout this region (Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam). As such it follows that Indian systems of numeracy had also penetrated what is now central Vietnam (the Champa kingdom) and Indonesia (Srivijaya/Palembang).