Scenarios about 'quipu'
A record-keeping system of knotted cords used by the Inca Empire for accounting, census data, and historical narratives. Quipus served as a sophisticated three-dimensional recording medium in a society without a written language, allowing administrators to manage the vast Andean empire through encoded numerical and possibly narrative information. In alternate history scenarios, preserved or expanded quipu systems might represent different paths of information technology development outside European writing traditions.
What If the Inca Quipu System Evolved Into Writing?
Exploring how Andean civilization might have developed if the Inca record-keeping system of knotted cords had evolved into a full writing system, potentially enabling more complex administration and knowledge preservation.