The Quipu was a system of knotted cords used by the Incas and its predecessor societies in the Andean region to store massive amounts of information important to their culture and civilization.
Click the figure below to see the Quipus and Hiram Bingham, the American Explorer who found Machu Picchu in 1911.
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The Quipus and Hiram Bingham
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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