The newfound structure was named Quipu, after an Incan counting system that involves using knots on cords. The knots convey information based on numbers, colors, and order. Quipu is considered the ...

Its name, inspired by Inca quipus, evokes its complex filamentary shape, resembling a network of knots and cords. The ...

The Incas had a system of accounting that relied on the quipu. Cords of various colours were attached to a main cord with knots. The number and position of knots as well as the colour of each cord ...

Many cultures used abaci or something similar (such as the Inca quipu). We chose to build two abaci from different cultures in order to compare them: the Russian (Schoty) abacus and the Japanese ...

This visual similarity led to its name "Quipu," which is derived from the Incan word for knot. The scientists also chose the name due to the European Southern Observatory in Chile playing a role ...

They found that the structure — dubbed "Quipu" after strings with knots used by the Incas for bookkeeping — stretched across huge swathes of the night sky. The team believes it's largely ...

Discovered by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich, Germany, the structure has been named Quipu, after the Incan counting system made from knotted rope. Hans Böhringer ...

The project engaged visitors in creating a hanging textile artwork inspired by ancient Incan Quipus. The artwork featured changing temperatures and precipitation rates in Colorado across the past 75 ...