Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records
(Part of the The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies Series)
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In an age when computers process immense amounts of information by the manipulation of sequences of 1s and 0s, it remains a frustrating mystery how prehistoric Inka recordkeepers encoded a tremendous variety and quantity of data using only knotted and dyed strings. Yet the comparison between computers and khipu may hold an important clue to deciphering the Inka records. In this book, Gary Urton sets forth a pathbreaking theory that the manipulation...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0292785402
ISBN13:9780292785403
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 9.2"
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Ancient History Incan Language Arts Mayan Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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