Monte Sierpe's segmented hole layout shows numerical patterning and has structural parallels with a locally found Inca-style khipu.

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Location PART 3 - THE THIRD AXIS CHAPTER 12: DARK INFORMATION Hidden Tax of Compression

"Monte Sierpe’s segmented hole layout shows numerical patterning and has structural parallels with a locally found Inca-style khipu."

The study identifies numerical patterning in the hole counts and compares the segmented arrangement with an Inca-style khipu from near Pisco, supporting an accounting interpretation.

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Source title Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru

Source authors Jacob L. Bongers; Christopher A. Kiahtipes; David Beresford-Jones; Jo Osborn; Manuel Medrano; Ioana A. Dumitru; Christine Bergmann; José Román; Carito Tavera Medina; Henry Tantaleán; Luis Huamán Mesía; Charles Stanish

Source year 2025

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