Khipu

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Knotted string records used by the Inca and other South American cultures, definitely encoding math and believed to also encode language.

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Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of South America | Lex Fridman Podcast #446

Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of South America | Lex Fridman Podcast #446

Lex Fridman

Knotted string records used by the Inca and other South American cultures, definitely encoding math and believed to also encode language.