A couple of recent discoveries in South America have altered the scholarly understanding of a certain civilization. What are they, where were they found, and what is significant about them? And can you provide an illustration of one of them?

peasypod

Could it be the discovery of Quipu, originally thought to be from 650AD, and has now been determined to be over 5000 years old? http://agutie.homestead.com/files/Quipu_B.htm Jan 25 06, 6:00 PM

lanfranco

Nope, but that's an interesting answer. And the audio accompaniment to your site is sort of hypnotic. Jan 25 06, 6:14 PM

LeakyPickle

Isn't that music from an old western movie? Jan 26 06, 11:20 AM

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