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MYS0D4V7T824S7F·Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records

Artifacts 9

Every copy this mystery rests on, each with its own key and its distance from the original.

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Photograph: Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records
Unknown author · CC0
Dataset2 steps from object
KH0631, Inka khipu with a human-hair primary cord: dataset
OKR contributors · MIT
Dataset2 steps from object
The Puruchuco khipu archive (21 khipus): dataset
Harvard Khipu Database Project; OKR · MIT
Dataset2 steps from object
The Inkawasi khipu archive: dataset
OKR contributors · MIT
Document2 steps from object
The six Santa Valley khipus: document
Manuel Medrano and Gary Urton · publisher
Photo1 step from object
The six Santa Valley khipus: photo
TaphonomyMan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo1 step from object
The six Santa Valley khipus: picture
TaphonomyMan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Document1 step from object
The khipus of the American Museum of Natural History read by Locke: document
L. Leland Locke · Public domain
Photo2 steps from object
The khipus of the American Museum of Natural History read by Locke: picture
L. Leland Locke · Public domain