Recent khipu research featured at the San Francisco meetings of the Society for American Archaeology
The 91st meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) was held in San Francisco, California from April 29th to May 3rd this year. Members of the Khipu Field Guide (KFG) team and
Three Dimensions: Reflections from a First-Time Khipu Recording
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to record khipu data for the first time at the Phoebe Hearst Museum in Berkeley, California. I wanted to share some reflections about the experience, especially given my position as a younger scholar.
Pendants to Pipelines: A Computational Toolkit for Khipu Research
I found myself returning to khipus with a different kind of curiosity: not archaeological or interpretive, but operational. Could the computational tools I work with every day be useful to the scholars who study these objects?
Untangle, But Never Untie
I was stunned. When I arrived at Museo Leymebamba, my goal had been to inventory and record every khipu housed there for my dissertation, but I had not expected to encounter one still completely tangled.
Visiting a Khipu in Sydney
Being able to see a khipu in person is incredibly important for researchers and enthusiasts. And as I am located in Australia, this means such opportunities either require significant travel to the khipu, or a rare experience such as this, where the khipu has come closer to me.