Peru News 2020: College Student Decoded Data Hidden in Inca Knots
Manny Medrano cut loose on spring break by analyzing a set of khipus. With the help of his professor, Gary Urton, a scholar of Pre-Columbian studies, Medrano interpreted a set of six khipus, knotted cords used for record keeping in the Inca Empire. By matching the khipus to a colonial-era Spanish census document, Medrano and […]