Quipu (/ ˈkiːpuː / KEE-poo), also spelled khipu, are record keeping devices fashioned from knotted cords. They were historically used by various cultures in the central Andes of South America, most prominently by the Inca Empire. [1]

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.

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.

2018年9月26日 · But the paradox of the Incas is that despite all this sophistication they never learned to write. Or did they? The Incas may not have bequeathed any written records, but they did have colourful...

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.

2022年3月8日 · The answer is yes, it’s possible. And if it’s true that the Inca Empire is the only primary state not to have developed a writing system like the ones we’ve seen thus far, it’s also true that it has left us something that perhaps exceeds them in technology and imagination.

2014年3月1日 · It is a system of recording transactions that dates back from the time of the Incas. The Incas never developed a written language. However, their system of record keeping called Quipu is unique in human history. Inca recorded accounts with knotted string. Quipu means knot in Quechua, the language of the Incas.

2003年8月12日 · Of all the major Bronze Age civilizations, only the Inca of South America appeared to lack a written language, an exception embarrassing to anthropologists who habitually include writing as a...

2023年11月22日 · Unlike many ancient civilizations that developed written scripts using symbols or characters to represent sounds, the Inca lacked a formal alphabet. Instead, they ingeniously employed the quipu, a system of knotted strings, to encode information.

2024年1月2日 · Did the Incas have writing? No, the Incas did not have a writing system as we typically understand it. Unlike contemporary civilizations such as the Maya or Aztecs, the Incas did not develop a written language.