# University of Sydney 2025: Mysterious holes in the Andes may have been an ancient marketplace, new research suggests

> University of Sydney, 2025. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for how the authors frame the remaining questions.

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[Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Monte Sierpe, the "Band of Holes"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes)University of Sydney 2025

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# Mysterious holes in the Andes may have been an ancient marketplace, new research suggests

University of Sydney, 2025. _University of Sydney News_.

Press release of 10 November 2025, with the lead author's comments, including the open question of a "landscape khipu".

**Monte Sierpe, the "Band of Holes"** Web pageChecked against the original0

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Cited for how the authors frame the remaining questions.

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[Monte Sierpe, the "Band of Holes"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes)

The mystery article

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[Do the hole counts encode numbers in the way khipus do?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes/questions/QST0D5PH3SW7XMQ/do-the-hole-counts-encode-numbers-in-the-way-khipus-do)

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University of Sydney (2025). Mysterious holes in the Andes may have been an ancient marketplace, new research suggests. University of Sydney News. https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/11/10/mysterious-holes-in-the-andes-may-have-been-an-ancient-marketplace-new-research-suggests.html
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