By Stones and by Knots: The Counting and Recording of Chili Peppers Stored During the Inca Occupation of the Guarco Administrative Center of Huacones-Vilcahuasi, Lower Canete Valley, Peru

Authors

Sergio Barraza Lescano, Proyecto Qhapaq NanFollow
Rodrigo Areche Espinola, Proyecto Qhapaq NanFollow
Giancarlo Marcone Flores, Ministerio de Cultura, PeruFollow

Abstract

This article discusses the Inca accounting system as exemplified at the site of Huacones-Vilcahuasi in Peru's Canete Valley.

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Recommended Citation

Lescano, Sergio Barraza; Espinola, Rodrigo Areche; and Flores, Giancarlo Marcone (2022) "By Stones and by Knots: The Counting and Recording of Chili Peppers Stored During the Inca Occupation of the Guarco Administrative Center of Huacones-Vilcahuasi, Lower Canete Valley, Peru," Andean Past: Vol. 13, Article 12.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/andean_past/vol13/iss1/12