Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) - Softcover

Urton, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0292785402 ISBN 13: 9780292785403

Verlag: University of Texas Press, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

The administrators of the Inca empire recorded its business in Khipu , an elaborate array of primary and secondary knotted strings, about 600 of which survive today. This detailed investigation of the historical use and linguistic meaning of Khipu argues that they were sophisticated mnemonic devices, far more complex than the modern rosary, that used a binary code language. The study, which also discusses the history of the decipherment of the language, is illustrated throughout with explanatory diagrams and photographs of the survivng strings.

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A recipient of both MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, Gary Urton is the Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books and edited volumes on Andean/Quechua cultures and Inka civilization, including Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0292785402
• ISBN 13: 9780292785403
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
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