Imagine seeing the Inca build one of the most impressive road systems in history, in the fucking Andes Mountains, and concluding "nope, they build nothing of value".
The Inca may well have had a writing system, the quipu, which consists of knotted strings of different colors. Certainly used for numeric work, they may also have been used as a kind of writing. Not many have survived, and few know how to read them, but it presents a fascinating way that they recorded data.
Imagine seeing the Inca build one of the most impressive road systems in history, in the fucking Andes Mountains, and concluding "nope, they build nothing of value".
All without writing, draft animals, money, or the wheel no less!
The Inca may well have had a writing system, the quipu, which consists of knotted strings of different colors. Certainly used for numeric work, they may also have been used as a kind of writing. Not many have survived, and few know how to read them, but it presents a fascinating way that they recorded data.
Whoa, this is amazing. Thanks for the link, looks like I've some reading to do!