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Puma Punku reassembled in 3D

In 2018 archaeologist Alexei Vranich published a 3D-printed reconstruction of Puma Punku's scattered andesite and sandstone blocks, showing a standardised modular building.

2018 CE · -16.56, -68.68 · status: explained

The account

The precise 'H-blocks' that ancient-astronaut writers cite as impossible were made to repeated templates, which archaeologists read as early prefabrication by skilled Tiwanaku masons.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Pumapunku
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