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Origyptian Wrote:
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> Great photos, Carol. I could look at the Andean
> stonework all day long. Precise, non-linear,
> complex joints, bosses, narrow "spacer" stones,
> bulbous rock faces, broad scoop contours on
> surfaces, blocks weighing up to hundreds of tons,
> all done without iron or the wheel, performed on
> igneous andesite many centuries ago.. It's one of
> the most fascinating enigmas of civilization and
> engineering that I've ever seen.
Just to be clear, "blocks weighing up to hundreds of tons,
> all done without iron or the wheel" I don't believe this for a microsecond. Hunter gatherers absolutely did not do this work.
Oblivious but not convinced by academics
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>
> Great photos, Carol. I could look at the Andean
> stonework all day long. Precise, non-linear,
> complex joints, bosses, narrow "spacer" stones,
> bulbous rock faces, broad scoop contours on
> surfaces, blocks weighing up to hundreds of tons,
> all done without iron or the wheel, performed on
> igneous andesite many centuries ago.. It's one of
> the most fascinating enigmas of civilization and
> engineering that I've ever seen.
Just to be clear, "blocks weighing up to hundreds of tons,
> all done without iron or the wheel" I don't believe this for a microsecond. Hunter gatherers absolutely did not do this work.
Oblivious but not convinced by academics
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