Quipu - Wikipedia
Quipu (also spelled khipu) are recording devices fashioned from knotted cords historically used by a number of cultures in the central Andes Mountains of South America. [1] A quipu usually consisted of cotton or camelid fiber cords, and contained categorized information based on dimensions like color, order and number. [2]
Quipu - World History Encyclopedia
2014年5月8日 · A Quipu (khipu) was a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information using string and knots. In the absence of an alphabetic writing system, this simple and highly portable device achieved a surprising degree of precision and flexibility.
Quipu | Definition, Significance, & Facts | Britannica
Quipu, an accounting apparatus used by Andean peoples from 2500 BCE, especially during the Inca empire of the 15th and 16th centuries. It consisted of a long textile cord (called a top, or primary, cord) with a varying number of pendant cords with knots encoding numeric values.
Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
2023年10月9日 · Instead of using paper, stone, wood, or any known form of writing, the Incas developed a system using specially woven cords with branching structures and knots called quipu. Even centuries after the empire’s decline, quipus continue to captivate historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.
Quipu - South America's Undeciphered Writing System
2019年7月3日 · Quipu is the Spanish form of the Inca (Quechua language) word khipu (also spelled quipo), a unique form of ancient communication and information storage used by the Inca Empire, their competition and their predecessors in South America.
Quipu - Smithsonian Institution
2011年11月8日 · Quipus (kee-poo), sometimes called talking knots, were recording devices used by the Inka Empire, the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The word quipu comes from the Quechua word for “knot.” A quipu usually consisted of colored, spun and plied thread or strings from llama hair.
Quipu: The Ancient Computer of the Inca Civilization - Peru For …
2020年11月30日 · Learn about the history and purpose of the quipu, with insights from anthropologist and best-selling author of The Last Days of the Incas Kim MacQuarrie. Quipus, or talking knots, were record-keeping devices for ancient Andean civilizations.
Quipu - Latin American Studies - Oxford Bibliographies
2023年2月21日 · The quipu (also khipu or kipu) is a device of knotted and colored strings of vegetal or animal fiber used by the Incas and other Andean cultures to record information.
Quipu: The Talking Knots of the Inca Empire - Weird History Facts
Quipu: The Talking Knots Knots of the Inca Empire. Explore the fascinating world of Quipu, the intricate knot-based recording system of the Inca Empire. Learn how these ancient “Talking Knots” served as tools for administration, record-keeping, …
The Math—and Mystery—Behind an Ancient Counting Device
4 天之前 · The quipu is a traditional Andean counting device that uses colored strings and knots in lieu of paper and numbers.