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  The Inka Quipu: Positional Notation on a Knotted Cord

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Claudia Zaslavsky and Bianka Crespo

November 2000, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 164

Abstract:
Exploration of the Inka data recording system of knotted cords called quipus reinforces students' understanding of place value.

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