The bad news: the Incas had accountants.

Link here.

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...Major ancient civilizations, such as Chinese, Egyptian and Mayan, all developed sophisticated, two-dimensional writing systems to track their empires, Urton said.

The use of khipu as Incan ledger books is consistent with ancient cultures, he said...

...Some of the khipu at burial sites had 730 strings grouped in 24 sets, which equals the number of days and months in two years.

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Originally posted by Erik the Red:
The one historical accomplishment that business can truly claim, records.

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