Knot numbers used as labels for identifying subject matter of a khipu
This investigation presents a new way to look at the numerical khipu, a knotted-string recording device from Pachacamac (Peru), and the types of information it contains. In addition to celestial coordinates, khipu knots apparently pertain to an early form of double-entry accounting. This study hypot...
Main Author: | Alberto Saez-Rodriguez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de Nariño
2013-03-01
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Series: | Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática |
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Online Access: | http://www.revista.etnomatematica.org/index.php/RLE/article/view/52/58 |
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