Archeologia IMPOSSIBILE: Il Tempio di Kailasa

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Take a look at the 2nd row (from the bottom) blocks, they have portions at the bottom that seem to have been pushed-in. Were these blocks carried with poles when still semi-soft and then put on top of the bottom blocks to harden and fit perfectly into place?

Sacsayhuamán, Peru 🇵🇪 2017

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Sacsayhuamán, Peru 🇵🇪 2017

This corner block stone seems to have been pushed while it was still soft.

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Inca style ropes still in use today on the Q’eswachaka swinging bridge have been strength tested to around 4000 lbs. The rope is made from tightly woven plant fibers (ichu grass). Similar ropes would have been used in megalithic construction.
https://www.ce.jhu.edu/perspectives/handouts_unprotected/inca_bridge.pdf

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