Friday 18 May 2012

Talking Knots




'Talking Knots' is the nickname for a truly unique way to 'write down' information: knots tied into strings. Used by the Inca, this is the only known writing system of pre-Columbian America, and dates back at least 4,600 years. 'Talking knots' were widely used for taxation, census taking, historical information, astronomy, and possibly even maps.

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