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October 12, 2014
The Twelve-Angled Stone of the Inca
In order to receive the new block, bedding planes were carved into those stones below or to the side of the block to be added. This is how the Twelve-Angled Stone took on its busy upper outline; the upper portions of the block were recarved several times over as five blocks—set in a left to right sequence—were fitted along the course above. Other blocks in the wall were similarly shaped, then reshaped as new blocks were added to the masonry mass. As stones of irregular size and degree of finish were inserted into the mural fabric with fastidious technical consistency, the wall went up as tectonic sculpture.-- Critical Inquiry, (Autumn 2010)
Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 12, 2014 8:15 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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What was supporting the stones above as the 12 angled stone was being fabricated? Gravity works.
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at October 13, 2014 10:14 AM
ghost: these were masons, not Freemasons.
I think they built the stone walls from the bottom up. Same way them Egyptians built the pyramids.
Erich von Daniken allowed as to the space aliens helping them but not with the heavy lifting.
Posted by: chasmatic at October 14, 2014 11:05 PM
Yes, I understand that. I have been doing side work for the past 3 years for a very large stone manufacturing facility and am very aware of how HEAVY stones are laid, that's why I asked my question as I did. The stone in question was laid AFTER the above stones. If it was laid before those above, why was it cut with so many different angles? Further, if it was cut with all the angles then laid, all the other stones above would have to be cut to match those angles. There is no obvious reason for doing it that way and is counter productive. The stones are already heavy, so at the quarry we strive to make the installation of them as easy as possible.
Posted by: ghostsniper at October 15, 2014 9:19 AM