Viggen Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 In August, a Harvard team using an innovative computer database Latest News about database showed how khipu (KEY-poo), the elaborate knotted strings used by the Inca, served as ledger books for their empire. Archaeologists have long known that the Inca tallied numbers using khipu knot sequences, but they cannot interpret knot clusters that may be words. A computerized comparison of khipu hidden in the remains of a high-ranking Inca's home suggests those knotted cords held a tally of the empire's demands for tribute labor from a town called Puruchuco. full article at Sci-Tech-Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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