Sabine Hyland

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Emailsphst-andrews.acuk

School of Divinity, St Mary's College, South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9JU, UK

Accepting Postgraduate Research Students

PhD projects

South American Religion and Cosmology; World Philology; Minority Writing Systems

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Social Science, PhD in Anthropology, Yale University

Award Date: 8 Dec 1994

Master of Philosophy, MPhil in Anthropology, Yale University

Award Date: 21 May 1991

Bachelor of Arts, AB in Anthropology magna cum laude and with distinction, Cornell University

Award Date: 21 Jun 1986

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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15 Article
9 Chapter
4 Book
1 Editorial

Ply, markedness and redundancy: new evidence for how Andean khipus encoded information
Hyland, S. P., Sept 2014, In: American Anthropologist. 116, 3, p. 643-648
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Knot direction in a khipu/alphabetic text from the Central Andes
Hyland, S. P., Ware, G. & Clark, M., 1 Jun 2014, In: Latin American Antiquity: A Journal for the Society of American Archaeology. 25, 2, p. 189-197 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Ancient Incans of all classes used coded strings of hair for record keeping – new research
Hyland, S., 13 Aug 2025, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

Open Access
Stable isotope evidence for the participation of commoners in Inka Khipu production
Hyland, S., Lee, K., Koon, H., Laukkanen, S. & Spindler, L., 13 Aug 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 33, eadv1950.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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The Andean khipus: an information system made of string
Milillo, L. & Hyland, S., 2 Jul 2025, The Routledge handbook of information history. Weller, T., Black, A., Mak, B. & Skouvig, L. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 1-17 17 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

7_MLM (thesis dataset)
Koulouri, M. (Creator) & Hyland, S. P. (Data Collector), University of St Andrews, 12 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.17630/ed07dedb-8c78-4ea3-8b3a-55cb7d430d76
Dataset: Thesis dataset

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2_CLUSTER (thesis data)
Koulouri, M. (Creator) & Hyland, S. P. (Data Collector), University of St Andrews, 12 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.17630/572b977a-f46a-4d2a-9dd2-94986ea480ea
Dataset: Thesis dataset

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3_PCA (thesis data)
Koulouri, M. (Creator) & Hyland, S. P. (Data Collector), University of St Andrews, 12 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.17630/b968ddc2-38b7-4465-9d2b-5f3a29ff8ca4
Dataset: Thesis dataset

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1_ACTIVESET (thesis data)
Koulouri, M. (Creator) & Hyland, S. P. (Data Collector), University of St Andrews, 12 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.17630/b8534bd4-2073-497d-9d1c-d5e94e994af7
Dataset: Thesis dataset

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000_CORDSET (thesis dataset)
Koulouri, M. (Creator) & Hyland, S. P. (Data Collector), University of St Andrews, 12 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.17630/bcaa010c-e30f-45cc-8f79-3ba3a83276ce
Dataset: Thesis dataset

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Knotted Survivors: Endangered Khipu: Knotted Survivors: Endangered Khipu Traditions of the Peruvian Andes
Hyland, S. (PI)
British Academy
1/09/23 → 31/08/24
Project: Fellowship
Preserving Peru's Cultural Heritage: Preserving Peru's Cultural Heritage: The Decipherment of the Khipus ('Cord Writing') of the Andes
Hyland, S. (PI)
Scottish Funding Council
1/12/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Standard
Hidden Texts of the Andes: Hidden Texts of the Andes: Deciphering the "Khipus" (Cord Writing) of Peru
Hyland, S. (PI) & Koulouri, M. (Student)
The Leverhulme Trust
1/06/17 → 26/09/20
Project: Standard

The anthropology of connections: ethnography, archive and language in the work of Professor Tristan Platt Panel, at ASA14: Anthropology and Enlightenment
Lynteris, C. (Organiser) & Hyland, S. P. (Organiser)
20 Jun 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference

Sabine Hyland

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Ply, markedness and redundancy: new evidence for how Andean khipus encoded information

Knot direction in a khipu/alphabetic text from the Central Andes

Ancient Incans of all classes used coded strings of hair for record keeping – new research

Stable isotope evidence for the participation of commoners in Inka Khipu production

The Andean khipus: an information system made of string

7_MLM (thesis dataset)

2_CLUSTER (thesis data)

3_PCA (thesis data)

1_ACTIVESET (thesis data)

000_CORDSET (thesis dataset)

Knotted Survivors: Endangered Khipu: Knotted Survivors: Endangered Khipu Traditions of the Peruvian Andes

Preserving Peru's Cultural Heritage: Preserving Peru's Cultural Heritage: The Decipherment of the Khipus ('Cord Writing') of the Andes

Hidden Texts of the Andes: Hidden Texts of the Andes: Deciphering the "Khipus" (Cord Writing) of Peru

The anthropology of connections: ethnography, archive and language in the work of Professor Tristan Platt Panel, at ASA14: Anthropology and Enlightenment

Sabine Hyland

Personal profile

Education/Academic qualification

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

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