not wait for my first step in my project group analysis of the quipus HANGING present in the database of Siblings,
Certainly, this study aimed to identify and categorize the structures and levels of organization existing in the pendant groups present in quipus Database of Aschers need a long task (the order of months).
But here present the first step in my analysis:
this first step, I considered only the color of the hanging ropes that make up the dangling cord GROUPS (PG) present in the data tables of the database of Aschers. Note well that not considered in this first step the presence or absence of STRING SUBSIDIARIES, but only consider the colors of the hanging ropes.
submit (in a table) the results of this first step to:
http://us.share.geocities.com/denniskriz/khipu/analysis/MAAD-PG-ANALYSIS.xls In my analysis I found 4 kinds of organization (for color) present:
(1) O - where the "group of pendants" is composed of only a rope hanging
(2) U - Where all the strings hanging in a group of pendants are of the same color scheme (note well that sometimes the color of a string is defined by two colors - in Where string is "spotted" and consists of two or more strands twisted or coupled in a way. The important thing here is that all the strings hanging in the group of pendants are identical in color).
(2'A) UNE - where almost all the strings are the same color scheme but with one or two exceptions.
(3) G - where 3 or more consecutive strings hanging in the group are the same color scheme.
(4) I - where no more than 2 consecutive hanging ropes in the group of the same color.
(4'A) IB - Where the pendant group is composed of 2 strings of different colors but, apparently unrelated to other groups concerned quipu hanging. These cases are similar to the cases of the class groups "or" above but in this case are "binary" is that there are two strings instead of just one.
The presence of groups hanging ropes that the Ordination of their color is similar or identical strings. Although, I already anticipated that there will be cases in which the color-ordination of the hanging ropes is similar (or, indeed, identical) in several groups of string hanging from a quipu by this study, I was able to quantify the frequency of this existing structure in the base quipus data Aschers. Where I found two or more sets of hanging ropes ordinating with the same color of the cords hanging I described these groups with the tag hanging GF or IF. When the ratio of the ordination of hanging ropes (for color) among various groups of pendants was softer, I congantes these groups identify themselves with the label GSF and ISF.
Well, the frequency of this kind of organization inside quipus Base Ascher Acts could be determined. In 2319
groups pertiniciendo hanging ropes at 205 quipus (AS010-AS215) data base of Ascher, I observed that frequency of organization by color class
Groups
O = 346 (14.9%) class
U = 960 (41.4%)
class F (GF or IF) = 674 (21.1%) class
SF (GSF and ISF) = 44 (1.9%)
class IB = 104 (4.5%)
other (no clear organization and color) = 191 (8.2%) Inside the
"other" category are cases where the Aschers reported having knots or other structures on the main line of Quipu present. As the number of pendant groups of class "other" is a bit smaller.
But inside of this class identified as "other" is perhaps best interest cases where perhaps there pedaso of "naración" quipus encrypted (as they are parts of the quipus) very important.
quipus Parts of more trained, apparently contains tables of data (although the Inca time ...).
should note here that between pendant groups are identified as "U" is where all the strings hanging quipu whole are the same color (usually "W" or "white" or "brown (yellow) light. "We need to identify these cases as well.
However, these results give us an ability to speak in a scientific way (measured) of the organization (for color) of the existing quipus (at least the data base Aschers.)
And that was the intention of this step or these FIRST ITIRACIÓN decernir in search of structures (and the "grammar") of the outstanding groups in from the existing quipus. Dennis
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