Ancient megalithic plaza found in the Andes

Heritage Daily ^ | February 15, 2024 | Mark Milligan

[SunkenCiv]

Image Credit : University of Wyoming (UW)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Don’t “archeologists” imagine that it had a wooden roof?

Sort of, “cerimonial” coming in out of the rain.

[Red Badger]

I’m surprised they didn’t say it was a ‘calendar’.................

[Ezekiel]

When I saw the title I thought it said

Ancient megalithic pizza found in the Andes

Then to add to the confusion,

According to the researchers, the plaza dates from around 4,750 years ago and is one of the earliest examples of a circular plaza construction

It turns out that

“It was probably a gathering place and ceremonial location for some of the earliest people living in this part of the Cajamarca Valley,” Toohey adds. “These people were living a primarily hunting-and-gathering lifestyle and probably had only recently begun growing crops and domesticating animals.”

Add long as it wasn't a pineapple crop, all's well that ends well.

(I love pineapple on pizza, so that admission probably won't end well around here.)

[OldHarbor]

Did a vehicle come from somewhere out there?
Just to land in the Andes?
Was it round, and did it have, a motor?
Or was it something different?

Zappa Plays Zappa Inca Roads

[BipolarBob]

"the plaza pizza dates from around 4,750 years ago and is one of the earliest examples of a circular plaza pizza construction"

[Beowulf9]

Boy, early man and circles.

[Highest Authority]

Archeology 101 = “It must be some sort of a religious symbol” ( it’s never a beer hall).

[MeanWestTexan]

I initially read “plaza” as “pizza” and was very confused.

I was like, man, that’s a big pizza. How did it survive? Was it really a pizza without Italians?

[MeanWestTexan]

LOL, me too. See post above.

[Ezekiel]

Boy, early man and circles.

*Crop* circles, no less.

Where does it ever end?

[Ezekiel]

🍕 😋

4,750 years is a little old, granted, but time sure flies when you're having pun.

[SunkenCiv]

Well, the Americas had the tomato sauce before the Italians. :^) But that long ago, no Gremlins and Pintos, so, the big issue was getting it delivered to the cave in 30 minutes or less.

[SunkenCiv]

Crazy Circles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0VufDtWheo

[Rennes Templar]

Yes, when I first read it, I thought the same thing.

Would have had a Dominoes effect back then.

[COBOL2Java]

I must be hungry. I read your headline fast and thought it said “Ancient megalithic pizza found in the Andes”. :0)

[SunkenCiv]

:^) When I have seen "megalithic plaza" in earlier topics, I took it for granite.

[Ezekiel]

Would have had a Dominoes effect back then.

It would have caused a collapse of the space-thyme continuum. The works.

[Candor7]

They found your outhouse!