# Locke 1912: The Ancient Quipu, a Peruvian Knot Record

> L. Leland Locke, 1912. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The decipherment of the numerical code.

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# The Ancient Quipu, a Peruvian Knot Record

L. Leland Locke, 1912. _American Anthropologist 14(2), 325-332_.

Shows that khipu knots record numbers in base ten by position on the cord and knot type.

**Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records** ArticleCopy of **[The khipus of the American Museum of Natural History read by Locke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/artifacts/ART0D4V8AKG3V9T/the-khipus-of-the-american-museum-of-natural-history-read-by)** doi: **[10.1525/aa.1912.14.2.02a00070](https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1912.14.2.02a00070)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The decipherment of the numerical code.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[Khipu numbers are base-ten positional, with an empty position standing for zero.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/answers/ANS0D4V84R041HH/khipu-numbers-are-base-ten-positional-with-an-empty-position)

Answer

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[The khipus of the American Museum of Natural History read by Locke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/artifacts/ART0D4V8AKG3V9T/the-khipus-of-the-american-museum-of-natural-history-read-by)

ART

[The khipus of the American Museum of Natural History read by Locke: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/copies/CPY0D4V8AVA63NH/the-khipus-of-the-american-museum-of-natural-history-read-by)

CPY

[Locke publishes the decimal knot code](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/events/EVT0D4V7XNE6HFC/locke-publishes-the-decimal-knot-code)

EVT

[L. Leland Locke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/people/FIG0D4V7VPY1ZWW/l-leland-locke)

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[Inka khipus: the knotted-cord records](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu)

The mystery article

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[Is the khipu number system positional with a zero, or non-positional?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/khipu/questions/QST0D4V803J64R8/is-the-khipu-number-system-positional-with-a-zero-or-non)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Locke, L. L. (1912). The Ancient Quipu, a Peruvian Knot Record. American Anthropologist 14(2), 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1912.14.2.02a00070
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1912.14.2.02a00070)

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Journal article

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public-domain

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