Up until the time of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, Inca communities in the Andean highlands used a peculiar form ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

From the seat of government in Cusco, the Inca managed a vast territory stretching over 770,000 square miles. Controlling ...

Researchers studying an ancient form of string-writing used in pre-Columbian South America have unraveled new clues to a ...

By Paarth Mathur ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer ☄ The linguistic landscape of Peru is a story of resilience. Since the ...

The Atlantic has a fascinating deep dive into khipus — long cords that the Inca tied knots into to preserve information. Few ...

The presence of the "snuff tubes" in a hidden room suggests the elite held secret, drug-fueled rituals in pre-Inca times. "The tubes are analogous to the rolled-up bills that high-rollers snort ...

Many of my students don’t see the value of academic writing, particularly when AI can produce passable essays in seconds. Many arrived in college with minimal experience in revision, deep engagement ...

Jeanne Beatrix Law does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

I’m a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity for students, rather than a threat. That sets me apart from some of my colleagues, who fear that AI is ...