Unraveling AN INCA MYSTERY.
The article focuses on the discovery of well-preserved knotted strings called khipu in a burial site in Peru. It is suggested that the khipu contain concept writing that relies on numbers to convey information that is nonquantitative. It says that the khipu is access to information, statistics, and...
| Publicado en: | Americas Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 48 - 56 |
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Organization of American States
Sep/Oct2006
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on the discovery of well-preserved knotted strings called khipu in a burial site in Peru. It is suggested that the khipu contain concept writing that relies on numbers to convey information that is nonquantitative. It says that the khipu is access to information, statistics, and historical accounts about the Inca. |
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