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Teotihuacan's Emblematic Monument, The Sun Pyramid, Still an Enigma for Archaeologists
Art Daily ^
| Friday, October 8, 2010
| unattributed
Posted on 10/08/2010 6:23:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
How long did it take to build the Sun Pyramid?
- It was in 1986 when the first calculations on this regard were estimated.
- It is considered that it was built by 12,000 to 14,000 persons working simultaneously, by specialized groups in each of the tasks such as loaders, water-bearers, stonemasons, quarrymen and builders.
- Working 10 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Adding up 139 years of work conducted in normal conditions.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: archaeology; godsgravesglyphs; mexico; teotihuacan; toltecs
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To: SunkenCiv
I believe the Aztecs discovered it already built. They did not construct it — it predates their civilization.
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10/09/2010 2:04:38 AM PDT
by
SatinDoll
(NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
To: SunkenCiv
You don’t need enigmas down in Mexico, just sample the water or cuisine and it will clear you out something fierce.
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posted on
10/09/2010 6:16:58 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: fieldmarshaldj
If I doubt that, I’ll double-check it with Jimmy Carter. ;’)
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10/09/2010 8:21:26 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: Ax
It didn’t look uncivilized. There was a real city, with important buildings, gardens, markets, etc. I read “Conquistador” by Bud Levy, and it was really informative to me about the ways in which the Aztecs had a sophisticated, comfortable life going on when Cortez arrived. Amazing story, too, about how the conquest happened.
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10/09/2010 8:37:03 AM PDT
by
married21
(As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
To: SatinDoll
Yup, and the structures were so old that they had no explanation for them, so they attributed them to the gods.
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posted on
10/09/2010 8:54:47 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: SunkenCiv
A colleague archaeologist worked there in the 60s and found some of the burial sites. I remember him telling us that there were very few young kids found...most of the skeletons were of adults and that there was a very high percentage of fetuses found in altars. The speculation was that they were ritually aborted.
Having visited there as well—it is an eerie and sinister place.
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posted on
10/09/2010 9:15:27 AM PDT
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eleni121
(http://www.serfes.org/orthodox/memoryof.htm)
To: eleni121
There’s another article I haven’t yet posted, regarding a Maya burial; those damaged by a collapsing roof slab, a couple dozen figurines were found standing in a circle, simulating the long-forgotten funeral ceremony.
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10/09/2010 10:11:00 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: screaminsunshine
Zero’s idea is to pay people for sitting on their asses, or more accurately, paying them even more than before for sitting on their asses.
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posted on
10/09/2010 10:15:46 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
10/09/2010 6:42:17 PM PDT
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eleni121
(http://www.serfes.org/orthodox/memoryof.htm)
To: eleni121
The speculation was that they were ritually aborted. Possible but also likely that they were miscarriages. At that time it was not unusual for a woman to have as many or more miscarriages then live births.
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10/09/2010 6:48:35 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(The Doctrine of Nachofication: The belief that everything tastes better with melted cheese.)
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