Listen in to learn all about the fascinating "language" of the Incan khipu knotted ropes.
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Get ready to have your mind blown about one of history's greatest mysteries! Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of the Inca Empire and the knotted cord recording system called quipu, which might actually be an undeciphered written language rather than just an ancient accounting tool. From 25,000 miles of highways built through the brutal Andes to intricate knotted codes that could encode everything from census data to war narratives, you'll discover how one of the world's greatest civilizations may have achieved the impossible—managing a massive empire without a written language as we know it.
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