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Inca Quipu: The Knot-Based Recording System That Defied Colonial Erasure

The Inca quipu (khipu) system used knotted strings for record-keeping. Unlike any known writing system, quipus used knot type, string color, ply direction, and…

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Mohenjo-daro's Economic Equality: What 4,000-Year-Old Ruins Tell Us About Inequality

A 2026 archaeological study reveals Mohenjo-daro grew more economically equal over its 700-year lifespan. Cambridge researchers used 3D volumetric analysis of h…

#history #archaeology #inequality #indus-valley

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Climate and the Fall of Rome: New Evidence from Ice Cores and Tree Rings

# Climate and the Fall of Rome: New Evidence from Ice Cores and Tree Rings For centuries, historians explained the fall of the Western Roman Empire in politica…

#world-history #roman-empire #climate #archaeology

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