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Quipu of Secrets: A Different Kind of String Theory - Core77

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3 Ways Societies Counted Populations Before the U.S. Census

Those of us who learned to write in a (mostly) phonetic language learned to take it for granted that writing should correspond (roughly) to sound. Archaeology, Diy, Peru, Bricolage, Incan, Mystique, Ancient

How the Inca Used Intricately-Knotted Cords, Called Khipu, to Write Their Histories, Send Messages & Keep Records

Those of us who learned to write in a (mostly) phonetic language learned to take it for granted that writing should correspond (roughly) to sound.

quipu5 Aqa, Ascii Art, Python Programming, Textiles, Coding, Instruments

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Coding with knots: Inca Quipu – Weaving codes – coding weaves

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$Quipu \ˈkē-(ˌ)pü\ also called talking knots were recording devices historically used in South America. A quipu usually consisted of colored, spun, and plied thread or strings llama hair. For the Inca, the system helped in collecting data and keeping records, ranging from monitoring tax obligations, properly collecting census records, calendrical information, and military organization. The cords contained numeric and other values encoded by knots in a base ten positional system. Resource Room, Peruvian Textiles, Rope, Glyphs, Tiwanaku, Data$

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Quipu : Incan used quipu very efficiently to calculate and keep data

Quipu \ˈkē-(ˌ)pü\ also called talking knots were recording devices historically used in South America. A quipu usually consisted of colored, spun, and plied thread or strings llama hair. For the Inca, the system helped in collecting data and keeping records, ranging from monitoring tax obligations, properly collecting census records, calendrical information, and military organization. The cords contained numeric and other values encoded by knots in a base ten positional system.

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Quipu (khipu): fragment with two main cords, as well as top, subsidiary and tertiary cords - Google Arts & Culture

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Harvard undergrad cracks code of knotted Inca rope used as 'an ancient Excel spreadsheet' | CBC Radio

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Inca Quipu

Inca Quipu

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A sizable stash of quipu have been found in Peru. Quipu are systems of knotted, colored strings believed to be the Incan Empire's method of recording numeric information. Despite existing as a large and complex culture for centuries, no clear record of Incan written language has ever been found. Bijoux, Texture, Textile Fiber Art, Etc, Mnemonic Devices

Textile Fiber Art

Mnemonic Devices

Quipu of Secrets: A Different Kind of String Theory - Core77

A sizable stash of quipu have been found in Peru. Quipu are systems of knotted, colored strings believed to be the Incan Empire's method of recording numeric information. Despite existing as a large and complex culture for centuries, no clear record of Incan written language has ever been found.

Walking Arizona: Inka Khipu (Inca Quipu) Mermaid Art, Travel, American Indians, Arizona, Info Design, Color Coding

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Inka Khipu (Inca Quipu)

Walking Arizona: Inka Khipu (Inca Quipu)

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