Knotted cords may be the first evidence that Incas taxed ... - Science News
WEBJun 11, 2019 · Inkawasi’s knotted cords might indeed cite taxed portions of stored produce that were doled out to site workers, says social anthropologist and khipu researcher Sabine Hyland.
Khipus to Keep Away the Living Dead - Anthropology News
WEBOct 22, 2021 · In the context of the coronavirus pandemic and the heightened anxieties over death, funerary khipus serve to bring what is an incomprehensible horror—the skyrocketing death rates in the Peruvian countryside—within the …
The College Student Who Decoded the Data Hidden in Inca Knots
WEBDec 14, 2017 · Manny Medrano (right), with guidance from Professor Gary Urton, has decoded the meaning behind khipus, an Inca bookkeeping method of knotted rope. Jon Chase/ President and Fellows of Harvard ...
Researchers May Be Closer to Solving Ancient Inca Mystery
WEBJan 6, 2016 · Archaeologists hope a recently discovered stash of khipu, a system of strings and knots used by the ancient Inca civilization, will help them decode this mysterious mode of information storage.
Discovery May Help Decipher Ancient Inca String Code
WEBApr 19, 2017 · Now a pair of khipus protected by Andean elders since colonial times may offer fresh clues for understanding how more elaborate versions of the devices could have stored and relayed information...
Twisted textile cords may contain clues to Inca messages - Science News
WEBMay 8, 2017 · Many scholars suspect that these textile artifacts, known as khipus, mainly recorded decimal numbers in an accounting system. Yet Spanish colonial documents say that some Inca khipus contained...
Untangling an Accounting Tool and an Ancient Incan Mystery
WEBJan 2, 2016 · LIMA, Peru — In a dry canyon strewn with the ruins of a long-dead city, archaeologists have made a discovery they hope will help unravel one of the most tenacious mysteries of ancient Peru: how to...
Unraveling an Ancient Code Written in Strings
WEBNov 11, 2017 · The text of an 18th-century khipu missive used in the 1750 revolt survives, written out in Spanish by a local colonial official, even though the original khipu has disappeared.
Unraveling Khipu's Secrets | Science - AAAS
WEBAug 12, 2005 · In 1956, Peruvian archaeologists uncovered a vessel hidden in the floor of a high-status home in the Inca administrative center of Puruchuco, near present-day Lima, Peru. Inside, they found a kind of treasure: a set of 21 of the knotted strings called khipu.
What Do We Know About Khipus? — Google Arts & Culture
WEBSince the early 20th century, khipu researchers have attempted to unearth the details of how the system worked, drawing from various disciplines—archaeology, anthropology, history, and...