Neat News 681 (added 2017-11-11)

Ancient String Code

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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