Lost Worlds of South America

The Khipu-Language Hidden in Knots (1x21)

Udgivelsesdato: Nov 20, 2012

The Inca used a complex system of records encoded on knotted strings. Study what is known of the khipu, starting with Spanish accounts of their use and the “khipucamayuq” who recorded and read them. Learn how numbers were encoded, and review evidence suggesting that the khipu may contain a form of writing.