A lock of hair may have just changed what we know ... NPR

A lock of hair may have just changed what we know about life in the Incan Empire

NPR August 13, 2025

Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this record-keeping was practiced by commoners as well as elites.

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