History of Number: Evidence from Papua New Guinea and Oceania by Kay OwensMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
"Having previously reviewed Visuospatial Reasoning: An Ecocultural Perspective for Space, Geometry and Measurement Education, I was intrigued to learn more about the insights gleaned through years of study done with the varied indigenous peoples of the region. This volume focuses on the development of counting systems from body-part tallying (by fingers, toes, etc.) to more abstract application. The studies here approach variously the diffusion, categorization, and modern-day survival of the systems studied..."
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