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Mysterious 5,200 Holes in Peru May Have Served as a Marketplace and Giant Ledger for the ...

In southern Peru, a long line of holes runs across a barren hillside. The “Band of Holes,” or Monte Sierpe (“Serpent Mountain ...
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Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Mystery of Peru’s “Band of Holes”

For decades, the so-called “Band of Holes” in southern Peru puzzled researchers. Now, there are new insights into the ...
Nature

Money and power underlie mysterious Andean ‘band of holes’

In southern Peru, a 1.5-kilometre stretch of land dotted with thousands of carefully aligned holes has puzzled researchers ...

In Finland, Distinctive Prints Transform Organic Cotton Bags

The brand promotes its use of certified organic cotton, usually grown in Turkey, that is spun in Spain and dyed with chemical ...
New Scientist

Mysterious holes in Andean mountain may be an Inca spreadsheet

Thousands of holes arranged in a snake-like pattern on Monte Sierpe in Peru could have been a monumental accounting device ...

Iconic Andean monument may have been used for Indigenous accounting

Sediment analysis and drone photography of the iconic South American monument of Monte Sierpe (aka "Band of Holes") support a ...

There Are Thousands of Aligned Holes in Peru. Researchers Think They Finally Know Why

In South America, a mysterious monument stretches almost a mile (1.5 kilometers) through the southern Peruvian Andes. Called Monte Sierpe, meaning serpent mountain, it consists of rows of around 5,200 ...