Discrepancy clouds count of Inca items
Peruvian officials report 10 times as many artifacts as Yale had announced in previous inventory
It turns out that there is no one way to count Inca artifacts.
The Peruvian government announced Sunday that an inventory it conducted of Machu Picchu objects currently housed at Yale found some 40,000 pieces — about 10 times the number Yale had previously announced. But Yale officials said the discrepancy is a matter of mere arithmetic and not a sign of a significant disagreement.
Professor Burger, do Yale a favor and resolve this issue as soon as possible. Thanks!