- (2010). A
History of the
Khipu.
Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521197793.
Frank L. Salomon, 2004: The Cord Keepers:
Khipus and
Cultural Life in a...
- 1911 Encyclopædia
Britannica article "Tally".
Photo of
Medieval Exchequer Tallies Inca
khipus Khipus as
ledgers The
Dialogue Concerning the Exchequer...
-
decipherment of an
element in a
khipu since Leslie Leland Locke decoded how
khipus recorded numbers in 1923. Hyland's
research about khipus has
featured in do****entaries...
- of the empire, finely-woven textiles, use of
knotted strings (quipu or
khipu) for
record keeping and communication,
agricultural innovations and production...
- Inca
state as tribute; the
measurements might have been
recorded on
Incan khipus and
reported to
government officials. The
archaeologists hope to do further...
- they kept
records called Khipus much like the Inca.
Khipus are
detailed records that are
systems with
knotted cords.
Khipus can also be used in situations...
-
examples listed above: Inka,
Wayna Qhapaq, Qollasuyu, Mama Oqllo, Wiraqocha,
khipu, tampu, ****ur. This
orthography has the
following features: It uses w instead...
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Wayback Machine,
Shady (1997) Mann,
Charles C. (12
August 2005). "Unraveling
Khipu's Secrets". Science. 309 (5737): 1008–1009. doi:10.1126/science.309.5737...
- signs. In contrast,
other forms of
communication such as
writing and Inka
khipus (knot-tying) are more permanent.
Interchangeability refers to the idea that...
- It was used,
among other peoples, by
Quechua speakers (who
called it "
Khipu"),
Aymara speakers ("Chinu") and
Mapuche speakers ("Püron"). It
could possibly...
