new research based on drone footage and sediment samples, suggests that the 5200-hole earthwork on Monte Sierpe in Peru was used for barter during Chincha and Inca eras: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10237

or as Dr. Jacob Bongers puts it: "This site may have been used as a large-scale accounting device, sort of like the Excel spreadsheet of the Inca empire" → https://youtube.com/shorts/n67JQCpvy0M

what's more, the structure appears to match the structure of a khipo/quipo found in the same valley!

#DataPhysicalization

Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru

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How do data textile creators stitch meaning into their work? 🧶 Hear from Sydney Purdue, Eduardo Puerta,
@ebertini, & @vizstudylady on Thurs, 11:15 - 12:30. (Rumor has it there’ll be a real piece on display 🤫)
#ieeevis #dataphysicalization #datatextiles
https://osf.io/preprints/osf/eyw2r_v1

The second installment of my blog is live! This article covers what I learned at NICAR, both by speaking and listening, and some fun data resources. Check it out and follow me on Medium for all the updates!
https://medium.com/@emilia_ruzicka/nicar-recap-and-data-physicalization-in-the-wild-3599dd18aab5

#datavisualization #publicrecords #datajournalism #dataphysicalization #dataart #blog

NICAR Recap and Data Physicalization (in the wild!)

Author’s note: This is the second installment of Emilia Ruzicka’s blog. If you need to catch up, here’s the first article. Welcome back! After a packed month of traveling for both business and…

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Repurposing school gardens: a sneak peek at our ongoing data physicalization to let kids and neighbourhoods participate in the design process. An ongoing project with ASF Piemonte 🙌
Soon updates :)

#data #dataphysicalization #design #school #socialdesign
#BandoWonder #WonderDesign #AttrattivitàCSP #CulturaCSP #InnovazioneCSP #PianetaCSP #circolodeldesign #TSIecosistema

Next we have Anne Badt going to "Touch and Beyond" with her summary of an eponymous paper by Kurtis Danyluk, Teoman Ulusoy, Wei Wei, and Wesley Willet. How do VR-only visuals compare to physical representations? #dataPhysicalization #VirtualReality 9/
https://medium.com/visumd/a-summary-of-touch-and-beyond-comparing-physical-and-virtual-reality-visualizations-article-45703fd9447f
Touch and Beyond - VisUMD - Medium

The world around us is changing as technology for Virtual Reality becomes more affordable and commonplace. The article, “Touch and Beyond: Comparing Physical and Virtual Reality Visualizations,” by…

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My Kindergartner was doing physical #visualization (#dataPhysicalization) during Math Morning today. I had to bite my tongue not to start talking about distributions.
It may not look like it, but these are my first experiments with pottery #dataphysicalization. The hint is that they have to do with data on my favorite foods...and their life cycle assessment (LCA). Stay tuned for the explanation...dependent on the firing.
Beautiful data physicalization at the Bergen Kvinneklinikken, every pin life changing. One of these especially so for me ☺️! #visualizationInTheWild #Visualization #DataPhysicalization #vis