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EXPERT STONEMASONS ON GOBEKLI TEPE 11,000 YEARS AGO

The stonework in
the photos and its
detailed shapes
display the artistic
taste of the people

who made them,
11,000 years ago.
More important,
however, is that
the artists must
have used metal
tools to carve these
stones, not by hit-
ting or rubbing

one stone against
another. Such fine
work is only possi-
ble by means of
such tools, as the
metal lathes, files
and saws used in stonemasonry today.

The photo at top right shows a present-day stonemason at work, using similar techniques. Artists liv-
ing 11,000 years ago may have produced their works of art only by employing similar methods.

GIANT BUILDING BLOCKS WEIGHING 20,000 TONS

The ancient Incan city of
Sacsahuamán near Cuzco in Peru con-
tains a wall built using stone blocks
weighing tons, each fitted so closely
together that it's impossible to slide a
piece of paper between them. In addi-
tion, no cement or mortar was used

anywhere. The blocks have been
placed together with the greatest ex-
pertise and precision. How these
enormous blocks were shaped to fit so perfectly
against one another has still not been unraveled
using today's technology.

Even more astonishing, one stone block used in the construction is even larger than all the others. This
block is the size of a five-story house and weighs some 20,000 tons! How the builders of Sacsahuamán
managed to transport it is a mystery. Even with present-day machinery, it is impossible to lift such an
amazingly heavy weight. Even the largest winch in the world today will find it hard to lift such a load.

The Incas of that time in all likelihood used some technology we cannot even imagine.

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