In different cultures and different epochs, knots served as symbols to denote numbers. Enclosing information into knotted strings became one of the most important cultural techniques in the highly developed Incan culture – comparable to that of writing in other cultures. These knotted cords were called “quipus”, the Quechua word for “knot”.
Found in Antiquity...
In different cultures and different epochs, knots served as symbols to denote numbers. Enclosing information into knotted strings became one of the most important cultural techniques in the highly developed Incan culture – comparable to that of writing in other cultures. These knotted cords were called “quipus”, the Quechua word for “knot”.