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Stephen 🇵🇭✈️📷Take a look at the 2nd row 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?<br> <br> Sacsayhuamán, Peru 🇵🇪 2017<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UNESCO?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNESCO</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UNESCOWorldHeritageSite?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNESCOWorldHeritageSite</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sacsayhuamán?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sacsayhuamán</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Saksaywaman?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saksaywaman</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Peru?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Peru</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cusco?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cusco</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Urubamba?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Urubamba</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TravelPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TravelPhotography</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inca?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inca</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VisitPeru?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VisitPeru</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AncientBuilders?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientBuilders</a>
Stephen 🇵🇭✈️📷Sacsayhuamán, Peru 🇵🇪 2017<br> <br> This corner block stone seems to have been pushed while it was still soft.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UNESCO?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNESCO</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UNESCOWorldHeritageSite?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNESCOWorldHeritageSite</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sacsayhuamán?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sacsayhuamán</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Saksaywaman?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saksaywaman</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Peru?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Peru</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cusco?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cusco</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Urubamba?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Urubamba</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TravelPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TravelPhotography</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inca?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inca</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VisitPeru?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VisitPeru</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AncientBuilders?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientBuilders</a>
Archeology Of The Americas<p>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. <br><a href="https://www.ce.jhu.edu/perspectives/handouts_unprotected/inca_bridge.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ce.jhu.edu/perspectives/handou</span><span class="invisible">ts_unprotected/inca_bridge.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/inca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/peru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ancientarchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientarchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ancientbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ancienttechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancienttechnology</span></a></p>
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