Khipu from near Pisco (VA 16135a/b): photo

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

Figure 9 of the 2025 Antiquity article, from the Berlin museum; non-commercial licence, so linked, not copied.

Claudia Obrocki (SMB), 1900. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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PhotoClaudia Obrocki (SMB) · doi.org · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Primary source: Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe ('Band of Holes') in the Pisco Valley, Peru1 step from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

Pisco Valley, Ica region, Peru · River valley

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How Can Data Science Contribute to Understanding the Khipu Code?SRC
Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe ('Band of Holes') in the Pisco Valley, PeruSRC

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Khipu from near Pisco (VA 16135a/b): photo [Copy CPY0D5PHCK46X5Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D5PHCK46X5Y

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  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
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