Inca administrative sites preserve khipus and other counting devices associated with the accounting and storage of agricultural goods.

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"Inca administrative sites preserve khipus and other counting devices associated with the accounting and storage of agricultural goods."

At Huacones-Vilcahuasi, archaeologists report khipus, a yupana and stored chili peppers together in an administrative context, providing direct evidence for material accounting practices tied to stored produce.

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Source title By Stones and by Knots: The Counting and Recording of Chili Peppers Stored During the Inca Occupation of the Guarco Administrative Center of Huacones-Vilcahuasi, Lower Cañete Valley, Peru

Source authors Sergio Barraza Lescano; Rodrigo Areche Espinola; Giancarlo Marcone Flores

Source year 2022

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