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Inca Khipus Corded Writings Discovered

 ▶ inca letters written with cordings made of hairs from animals | discovered. | inca +elders + andean + khipus + writings + inca + andean elders + inca ha writings discovered andean elders spanish blog adventure| found. ◀ | The string corded "writing" of the Incas called Khipus could soon be decoded.  It was thought that the system was only used to keep records of inventory such as beans, corn and other commodities.  However, some new khipus are being examined.  They were kept hidden by Andean elder since colonial times.      ||| elders khipus discovered or writings if andean khipus inca me elders found as writings found andean eh discovered en inca elders go discovered andean writings corded | These are different from other khipus: they have 14 shades of colored regions strategically located between cords.  This increases the range of symbols for more detailed interpretation.  It points to a typical writing method to record hist...