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The College Student Who Decoded the Data Hidden in Inca Knots (www.atlasobscura.com)
submitted 2 years ago by storksforlegs@beehaw.org to c/humanities@beehaw.org
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Manny Medrano cut loose on spring break by analyzing a set of khipus.

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[–] LucyLastic@beehaw.org 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It was all going so well until the first amendment at the bottom.

[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Note it was his professor, Gary Urton, not the student, Manny Mendrano, mentioned in the study, that resigned amidst sexual abuse allegations. It's not readily apparent in the article if you're not paying attention.

[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

That is pretty horrible, I had no idea about this.

[–] HorreC@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

wow I wasent thinking it would be that.

[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago

This is from 2017, I wonder if kiphus are better understood now.