Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Independent Online Edition > Science & Technology : app4

Independent Online Edition > Science & Technology : app4: "Mysterious knotted strings used by the Incas to control their sprawling South American empire may have been ledgers for their accountants to keep track of payments to the king.

The strings, called khipu, have long fascinated archaeologists because they seemed to be designed to carry information in some hitherto unknown code rather than being made simply for decoration."

Old skool accounting.

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