[Publius6961]

A sophisticated arrangement of knots and strings, found on the site of the oldest city in the Americas, indicates ancient Peruvians were skilled at conveying detailed information much earlier than once thought.

An absurd statement, considering that other than a counting system, no abstract ideas or administrative or religious thoughts or events have ever been deciphered. None.

Zero.

So, this overreaching PC statement is based exactly on what?

[RightWhale]

Bookkeeping records, accounts. The first thing a city does is warehousing.

[Auntie Dem]

An absurd statement, considering that other than a counting system, no abstract ideas or administrative or religious thoughts or events have ever been deciphered. None.

Zero.

Maybe it's a binary system where a knot represents 1 and the space between knots represents 0 i.e., 2 finger widths between knots represents 2 zeroes., But, I tend to agree with you more than I disagree.