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Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

5,000 mysterious holes carved into a Peruvian hillside were an 'ancient computer' used for accounting - 10bmnews

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5,000 mysterious holes carved into a Peruvian hillside were an 'ancient computer' used for accounting - 10bmnews

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Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

For nearly a century, thousands of strange holes carved into a barren Peruvian hillside puzzled archaeologists, historians, and even conspiracy theorists.

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I know about that one. And yes, it was more advanced than the technology of the age seemed suggest.

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