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Ancient String Code

khipus.png
Public Domain by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

In the Inca Empire a form of records was kept which consisted of strings in different colours, fibre types - which can be distnguished by touch -, and directions of ply. It was assumed that the knowledge of the so-called khipus was lost, but from different sources it may be possible to decipher them.

News seen at: Scientific American - Evolution

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