Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
record-keeping device
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:khipu
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
archaeological sites in Peru
|
| gptkbp:function |
record calendrical information
record census information record numerical data record tax obligations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
QUIPU
|
| gptkbp:language |
no written language, information encoded in knots
|
| gptkbp:material |
cotton
camelid fiber |
| gptkbp:method |
knots represent numbers
|
| gptkbp:period |
pre-Columbian era
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Andes
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Andean_cultures
gptkb:Inca_Empire |
| gptkbp:significance |
unique non-written information system
|
| gptkbp:status |
no longer in use
|
| gptkbp:structure |
main cord with pendant cords
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:linguist
gptkb:mathematician archaeologists ethnohistorians |
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register_(some_quipus)
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Inca_civilization
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Quipuswap
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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