Posted on 01/05/2022 2:53:21 PM PST by BenLurkin
The year 2021 ended with a major ‘peel’ for the site as LiDAR-equipped drones helped find 12 previously unknown small structures in Machu Picchu National Park which help identify the caretakers of the complex back in the 15th century. The LiDAR also revealed previously unknown canals that show how the Incas controlled water – a feat they believed was a ‘superpower’ granted to them by the gods.
As described in a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, a team of researchers from the Center for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw and the Wroclaw (Poland) University of Science and Technology focused new efforts on Chachabamba, a ceremonial water complex surrounding the Machu Picchu citadel that both demonstrated the power of the Inca peoples and offered pilgrims ritual baths, gardens and fountains. Using data from drones with lidar (light detection and ranging) systems flying very low over the dense vegetation covering much of Chachabamba, they found 12 small structures that appeared to be homes of those who were responsible for the amenities of Chachabamba.
The hydraulic systems of Chachabamba were functioning until mudslides destroyed part of it in 2012 and the area became overgrown. The LiDAR drones and computer simulations from their data helped the researchers see just how sophisticated the system was when operational and impressing the enemies of the Incas.
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Woe
Of course, the Incas all said they didn’t build Machu Picchu
Without desiccants those clothes will be notably musty in 5 years
Never mind. He’s going to build a roller coaster.
“it has been established that the function of this water complex was strictly ceremonial.”
So they took advantage of clean water at the top of the hill to bathe in before it went downhill to water crops... Seems logical to me.
Why is it always ceremonial pagan occult as a default? Maybe it was just good old common practical sense considering water runs downhill...
They didn’t...
"One wonders how different things might have been if the Europeans tried to learn from the Incas rather than conquer them."
Typical progressive lefty.
Nothing wrong with the Incas conquering, enslaving and colonizing indigenous people but let Whitey do it, well then...
That’s always fascinated me—Same thing with the Great Pyramid. A bunch of guys wearing gunny sacks and Firestone 500 flip flops did not build that——no matter how long it took?
1491...
Same thing with the Great Pyramid.
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Interestingly, the Giza site was built as one unit every relationship depends on the precise mathematical location of every other location, height and size ; plus the Great Pyramid is 8 sided, not 4.
If the Incas were so great, why didn't they conquer the Europeans?
Archeology is almost entirely fabricated nonsense. Not that Im really singling out archeologists, so much of “science” is just lies layered on lies with a fabricated foundation. Gotta keep the grants rolling in and you cant do that without seeming to accept the false premise of the question being asked.
“If the Incas were so great, why didn’t they conquer the Europeans?”
They didn’t feel they needed to. They were happy with what they had and didn’t need to go take from others across seas.
They knew about other lands and have stories about it, and they could float on water fine, but just didn’t have a need.
Inca Dinka Doo
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