Deep in the heart of the Andes, the Inca civilization thrived with a unique and sophisticated form of record-keeping. Quipus, or talking knots, consisted of various colored threads knotted in distinct ways to store information. Each color and knot combination had specific meanings, encoding data ranging from census numbers to resource management. These could include the population of a village, the output of a crop, or the number of soldiers ready for battle. The cords were held by quipucamayocs
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At the heart of the Inca Empire was the khipu, a system of knotted cords used to record quantities, much like a spreadsheet. Units, tens, hundreds and even tens of thousands could be tracked through carefully placed knots. While specialists can read the numbers, much about their meaning remains unknown. What is clear, however, is that khipus were essential to managing the empire’s political and economic life. Watch Incas: The Rise and Fall, Sundays at 8pm, on National Geographic UK | National Ge
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