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A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange

An aerial photo of Monte Sierpe, facing northeast. Jacob L Bongers Jacob L. Bongers, University of Sydney and…

byJacob Bongers

November 13, 2025