Detailed graphic of numerical connection between two khipus: KH0082 (AS69) and KH0083 (AS70, UR35)
This figure supplements a paper published : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00776297.2024.2411789
Also see: https://theconversation.com/the-incas-used-mysterious-stringy-objects-called-khipus-to-record-data-we-just-got-a-step-closer-to-understanding-them-233875
Figure caption: Graphic representation of numeric connection between KH0082 (top) and KH0083 (bottom). Khipu schematics courtesy of Ashok Khosla, The Khipu Field Guide; altered for this graphic, for clarity.
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Original schematics:
KH0082 schematic: https://www.khipufieldguide.com/sketchbook/khipus/AS069/html/AS069_sketch.html
KH0083 schematic: https://www.khipufieldguide.com/sketchbook/khipus/KH0083/html/KH0083_sketch.html
Version notes:
v1 and v2: were lower resolution versions and did not show the cord labels clearly enough.
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