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> nobody is perplexed about how they moved stones Plenty of people, including myself, are perplexed about how they moved stones. Specifically, how 60--80 ton s

• potato3732842 1y ago
  Go watch Wally Willington's DIY Stonehenge stuff on youtube. Whole lotta ways to skin that cat depending on what you're working with.
• os2warpman 1y ago
  Timber, rope, time, and effort. That's it. That's all there is to it. Nothing more. It isn't complicated, it's leverage, ramps, muscles, and patience. It is likely that the entire construction program was planned around the 10-20 years it took to move the 80-ton weight-relieving stones much like how today I plan engineering and manufacturing efforts around the components with the longest lead times. There were very few 80t blocks and those only had to go halfway up. Most were 2.5t. Sacsayhuamán in Peru has 100t+ stones that were quarried 35km from the fortress location and transported up a steep incline. It took 6,000 men to move the stones.
  • mikhailfranco 1y ago
    Who did that at Sacsayhuamán? Inca (1438-1570), Wari (600-1100) or Tiwanaku (300-1100)? Or some previous civilization?