* Modern archaeologists have confirmed that these dates are very accurate and are still using today * Quipus were old school accounting records. Through colors & distances, knotted cords were used to identify type of object or characteristics of the recorded item * After conquest, Spaniards sought to eliminate indigenous forms of worship and beliefs (Extirpation of Idolatries). So these forms were blended and under a new guise they continued to transmit indigenous messages (Syncretism) (2/2)