Threads That Speak: How The Inca Used Strings to Communicate | National Geographic

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[Music] when you work with archaeological

when you work with archaeological

when you work with archaeological objects you are like entering the world

objects you are like entering the world

objects you are like entering the world of your ancestors I like to think that

of your ancestors I like to think that

of your ancestors I like to think that in a way they talk to us

a capo is an accounting device made of

a capo is an accounting device made of cotton strings that used not to

cotton strings that used not to

cotton strings that used not to represent numbers a people is the

represent numbers a people is the

represent numbers a people is the accountants of life that peoples were

accountants of life that peoples were

accountants of life that peoples were made in Inca times by typical miles the

made in Inca times by typical miles the

made in Inca times by typical miles the key become a ox the only ones who were

key become a ox the only ones who were

key become a ox the only ones who were able to read it died and didn’t pass the

able to read it died and didn’t pass the

able to read it died and didn’t pass the knowledge to the next generations

knowledge to the next generations

knowledge to the next generations there’s a lot of questions still to get

there’s a lot of questions still to get

there’s a lot of questions still to get answered my biggest hope for incahuasi

answered my biggest hope for incahuasi

answered my biggest hope for incahuasi is to be able to excavate all the site

the clues are very well preserved

the clues are very well preserved because the environment of the Peruvian

because the environment of the Peruvian

because the environment of the Peruvian coast is very arid so you have a very

coast is very arid so you have a very

coast is very arid so you have a very good preservation of any organic romaine

this must be 600 years old and you can

this must be 600 years old and you can see the preservation very well we know

see the preservation very well we know

see the preservation very well we know the number we found in the kibbutz are

the number we found in the kibbutz are

the number we found in the kibbutz are the counts of these products they have

the counts of these products they have

the counts of these products they have been varied for 600 years and so what we

been varied for 600 years and so what we

been varied for 600 years and so what we do is the conservation that means keep

do is the conservation that means keep

do is the conservation that means keep them a clean and straight so the

them a clean and straight so the

them a clean and straight so the analyzer can come and study them

analyzer can come and study them

analyzer can come and study them I think this discovery will bring a

I think this discovery will bring a

I think this discovery will bring a better understanding of kibbles and also

better understanding of kibbles and also

better understanding of kibbles and also in how the Incas dominate and control

in how the Incas dominate and control

in how the Incas dominate and control these local populations many people say

these local populations many people say

these local populations many people say that because we had no writing no our

that because we had no writing no our

that because we had no writing no our culture was not developed no but we

culture was not developed no but we

culture was not developed no but we really have things like peoples that

really have things like peoples that

really have things like peoples that show that it was a very developed

show that it was a very developed

show that it was a very developed culture every time is exciting because

culture every time is exciting because

culture every time is exciting because we are finding them in different

we are finding them in different

we are finding them in different contexts and in different situations and

contexts and in different situations and

contexts and in different situations and different sizes different shapes colors

different sizes different shapes colors

different sizes different shapes colors not so we can have a very big data of

not so we can have a very big data of

not so we can have a very big data of this kippa so we got comparing and get

this kippa so we got comparing and get

this kippa so we got comparing and get any kind of insight to see how to read

any kind of insight to see how to read

any kind of insight to see how to read them or how to understand them

them or how to understand them

them or how to understand them the first one when you see them like

the first one when you see them like

the first one when you see them like really dirty a spaghetti and then at the

really dirty a spaghetti and then at the

really dirty a spaghetti and then at the end no they’re just like take me a

end no they’re just like take me a

end no they’re just like take me a picture no they’re so pretty

picture no they’re so pretty

picture no they’re so pretty I think the hippos are grateful