virtual tour of the mysterious megalithic site of Sacsayhuaman – and a look into the 3 styles of architecture that are prevalent here, and on many other ancient sites in the sacred valley of Peru.
This is part 2 of my series on this astonishing place. I wanted this to be a little more relaxed and casual than my normal videos, and the goal was to give you a good look around this site, it’s one of my favorites, and an enduring mystery.
Part 1 is here: https://youtu.be/WdKLNEUmRlM
a lot of the “inka” style fill under the megalithic stones (i.e., at ollantaytambo) serve to absorb seismic energy. you mention that it seemed like an example of a less-advanced repair technique, but some of it seems to be intentional foundation, which prevent destruction during earthquakes.
do you know if Jesus Guerra (?? I think thats his name) came up with the terms Hanan Pacha and Urun Pacha? Or have those descriptions been used for much longer?
I think the Wari built the first terraces and canals, some around the Hanan Pacha sites; the Wari structures have that primitive, cobblestone appearance. the inka eventually enhanced a lot of that work. i agree that the cellular Urun Pacha were built by some group before the inka, but the inka sourced their labor and best masons from all around the empire and over hundreds of years of collaboration between the most talented stone-cutters, they were able to develop and refine some pretty complicated techniques. i think the trapezoidal perfection at the coricancha and other sites should be attributed to the inkas.
your videos are awesome. glad i stumbled across them.
Hanan/Uran Pacha are terms that have been in use for a long time, they are also specifically used to describe the Incan 3 levels of the world mythology (also Kai Pacha). He definitely borrowed the terms from Inca use.
I believe the Wari are credited with originally starting Ollantaytambo, and it was the Killke in Cusco/Sacsay. Same deal in my mind, they were supposedly more primitive than the Inca, and just started some of the work, they aren’t really credited with the big megalithic work, that was supposedly all the Inca. Obviously I think it’s older than both.
I’m leaving this here so hopefully you’ll see it. http://www.digitaljournal.com/science/40-000-year-old-bracelet-from-extinct-human-species-discovered/article/432798
Could the Denisovans be the people of high intelligence that’s been talked about so much and kick started Gobekli Tepe and/or the summarians?
This is fascinating, I recently watched an Andrew Collins lecture about the Denisovans and this bracelet.
I certainly think it’s possible that the pre-deluvian civilizations might have been a different variant of human being than just us.
Thanks! I have seen this bracelet, very interesting. Recently watched an Andrew Collins lecture on it and the Denisovans.
Hi Has anybody watched remote viewing the pyramids its on youtube Farsight Institute
Thanks Lee
Hi, my name is Robert Beher (rjbeher@aol.com). It looks to me like the basalt mega stones may have been formed by sand casting. The knobs sticking out would have assisted in removing the stones from a mold dug in the ground. A lava flow could have been directed to fill the mold. Is this too crazy? Love your work, carry on.
Not trying to rock the boat…well maybe a little because this paper is compelling evidence that an easily obtained substance was used to soften the boundry between stones leading to the increadible precision of the joins.
https://www.academia.edu/37497925/On_the_reddish_glittery_mud_the_Inca_used_for_perfecting_their_stone_masonry
I won’t get into details as they are in the paper but this means there is a case for the walls being younger than hypothesized in Ben’s excellent videos. Apparantly there are Spanish accounts of the use of the red paste.
I’ve seen some accounts of the red paste. Needs more research and in particular experimental proof to move forward. Someone needs to actually show it working.