Patricia Landa, an archaeological conservator, painstakingly cleans and untangles the khipus at her house in Lima. Credit William Neuman/The New York Times
1 posted on
01/06/2016 12:06:36 AM PST by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
01/06/2016 1:38:37 AM PST by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: SunkenCiv
Khipus may also be a rudimentary form of writing.
3 posted on
01/06/2016 3:21:41 AM PST by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: SunkenCiv
Cool.
Do we know anything about their numbering system? Based on ten, seven, four? Did they have the concept of zero?
4 posted on
01/06/2016 3:40:25 AM PST by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: SunkenCiv
Trying to figure out the meaning of the quipus has long been a knotty problem for archeologists.
6 posted on
01/06/2016 4:27:09 PM PST by
wildbill
(If you check behind the shower curtain for a murderer, and find one.... what's your plan?)
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