600-year-old Inca reveals ‘computer-like’ system that could store data, organize records and even mimic encryption
PC: National Endowment for the Humanities Before the advent of smartphones, spreadsheets, or even the written alphabet as we know it, the Incas’ way of managing information still seems surprisingly advanced. Their system, known as quipu, used knotted cords and color-coded cords to store records throughout their vast empire. It has long been thought of … Read more