Apple TV "See" series - are the knots a real form of communication?

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In the Apple TV Series "See", are the strings they read real? I think the last episode or 2 I heard them called knots.

Just curious if it's a real way of communications or made up. Doesn't look like they use Braille much in the series. Searching Google has been difficult because of the series name.



Best Answer

Yes, it's based on a real mode of 'writing' used by the Incas, known as Quipu or khipu.

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There was an article I remembered reading in the New Scientist a few years ago about it - managed to find the online version…
We thought the Incas couldn't write. These knots change everything
A lost language encoded in intricate cords is finally revealing its secrets – and it could upend what we know about Incan history and culture




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