This is How They Built the Inca Stone Walls | Ancient Architects

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    More than a year ago I made a video about the famous Inca or Pre-Inca Stone walls of Peru and I presented the hypothesis that the reason they are made from irregular blocks of stone yet interlock so perfectly is because they are made by stacking cement bags.
    Although I’ve presented the idea, many viewers have pointed out a number of problems with the hypothesis and I have to admit that geologically this idea doesn’t work as the rocks have been analysed and their quarries have been located. So I have since been searching for an alternative explanation and I believe I’ve found a researcher who does have the answer.
    Thanks to a subscriber who sent me a link, I have read a paper by Helmut Tributsch for the SDRP Journal for Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies back in December 2017, titled ‘On the reddish, glittery mud the Inca used for perfecting their stone masonry’ and wow, I think he may have solved this age-old conundrum. In this video I will quote his paper and present Helmet’s ideas but I strongly urge you to download his paper by clicking the link: www.academia.edu/37497925/On_t...
    Images are taken from the paper above, or marked as royalty free on Google Images, and are for educational purposes only.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 11 тис.

  • @andacomfeeuvou
    @andacomfeeuvou 3 роки тому +3164

    The day you build a stone wall like the one they build, then I believe you found out how they did it.

    • @dillongarner1
      @dillongarner1 3 роки тому +122

      Exactly

    • @surfk9836
      @surfk9836 3 роки тому +118

      Say the same to all "alternative archeologist " and their theories. Say it loud!

    • @mikekasich836
      @mikekasich836 3 роки тому +54

      I dont have the space land time money or materials. But i could

    • @sirnoobalot2632
      @sirnoobalot2632 3 роки тому +139

      @@mikekasich836 i can teleport... i just wont show you!

    • @mods-mocs3190
      @mods-mocs3190 3 роки тому +146

      Agree. You might want to add the requirement that these ivory-tower academics who claim they have "solved" the mystery build the same sized walls without the use of modern cranes, airplanes or any electric machinery and also quarry the huge rocks from far away transporting them over mountains, rivers and valleys. lol.

  • @chetcarman3530
    @chetcarman3530 Рік тому +49

    So, shouldn't be a problem to reproduce this simplistic technology and build a small example for us. Looming forward to your demonstration.

    • @BP7BlackPearl
      @BP7BlackPearl Рік тому +4

      I saw another vid on this, and the guys claimed the Inkas had "since forgotten and lost tricks and methods", and since they did it so much they were experts at it. VERY SCIENTIFIC EH? LOL. Fact is, the Inkas could not have done it.

    • @furtim1
      @furtim1 Місяць тому +3

      I know a guy named Michaelangelo made statues far more intricate and complicated than these interlocked blocks. I know he did it with a hammer and chisel. That does not mean that I can do what he did if I had a chisel and hammer.

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 13 днів тому

      @@furtim1 they statue that you're referring to is tiny tiny tiny compared to Machu Picchu. Do you understand what this fact implements? I doubt it because people now have the same IQ as their pet dog. And dogs do not understand size.

    • @furtim1
      @furtim1 11 днів тому

      @@donniebaker5984 I doubt very much you are a real person, rather than a bot. Still, I will respond. Having seen both in person, I assure you that I do know the difference in size between some boulders at Machu Pichu or Tikal and the statues of ancient Greece or the Renaissance. However, this video isn't about the movement or placement of the materials, but the care and exactness of the carving. Carving a 10 ton block into a really well shaped blob is not any more miraculous than carving 3 ton block into a beautiful woman on a chariot of fire. It is just a matter of tools, skill, and time. So, what was your point? That they aren't the same mass? Yes. Agreed.

  • @nexpro6985
    @nexpro6985 8 місяців тому +11

    @Ancient Architects the reason we don't see this simple method being used now is because it doesn't work. How about you obtain some of those materials and show the world that you are right?

  • @RonStanek
    @RonStanek 7 місяців тому +19

    Some of these stones are over 50 tons, that's over 200,000 pounds. How do you propose they moved these stones? Especially over mountainous terrain?
    Please explain that.

    • @CrassulaOvataHobbit
      @CrassulaOvataHobbit 5 місяців тому +1

      They were all "Conan the Barbarian" guys 🙂

    • @stevegreen2432
      @stevegreen2432 13 днів тому +2

      50 tons is just over 100.000 pounds ! But I still don't think itb was done this way, untill someone builds a bit of wall to prove it

  • @batmscot6149
    @batmscot6149 2 роки тому +696

    Well it's certainly a worthy hypothesis but I want to see this done in real time , and I want to know how they moved the stones while fitting them .

    • @andreasneu302
      @andreasneu302 2 роки тому +50

      I came over to this video from a video of a guy moving 10t blocks only using "sticks and stones" and his bare hands in an attempt to build his own Stonehenge but mostly because he likes to move heavy objects like whole barns and massive stone blocks 😄
      ua-cam.com/video/E5pZ7uR6v8c/v-deo.html

    • @davidjames8234
      @davidjames8234 2 роки тому +16

      Strictly hypothetical if you ask me they can't even figure out how they moved all those megalithic stones

    • @Manny_El_M1.1
      @Manny_El_M1.1 2 роки тому +9

      they probably fused smaller rocks with the same technique, like, they made the "massive" rocks on the spot.

    • @lonesomelou4188
      @lonesomelou4188 2 роки тому +6

      @@andreasneu302 I saw this video,too...what an amazingly simple method he employed

    • @DanielJoyce
      @DanielJoyce 2 роки тому +3

      @@Manny_El_M1.1 we'd notice if they did that..it would be obvious.

  • @cptechno
    @cptechno 4 роки тому +338

    To prove this, you have to recreate it convincingly.

    • @jasonflitcroft2467
      @jasonflitcroft2467 4 роки тому +25

      Yep, and until they have recreated it, it's just a theory

    • @wolfumz
      @wolfumz 4 роки тому +13

      Researchers have at least recreated the paste and fused rocks together using the same chemical you'd find in the red mud. The rocks seal together with a similar smooth, glassy texture found in incan ruins.
      It's known today, as part of popular tradition in andrean natives, you can mix the red mud with an additive extracted from local tree sap (containing oxalic acid). The oxalic acid makes the already potent naturally occurring acid 10x stronger.

    • @Salty.Peasants
      @Salty.Peasants 4 роки тому +3

      @@wolfumz what's the paste called?

    • @smoke05s
      @smoke05s 4 роки тому +26

      @@wolfumz I've been to these ruins. Many of those rocks are the size of an SUV yet the surfaces fit perfect. The Incas didn't even care if the stone was not square. In 2020, we cant even get the fender gap anywhere near as precise on that SUV using computer aided methods. Having acid paste is one thing but I challenge anyone to physically try to do this on rocks 1/10 the size.

    • @wolfumz
      @wolfumz 4 роки тому +3

      ​@@Salty.Peasants I do not know the name of the paste. Several sources call the clay used “llàncac allpa”. I don't know a specific plant, but early chroniclers report a plant was mixed in to the red clay mortar. Oxalic acid is naturally occuring in many leafy plants, it is not a rare chemical. When it is mixed with sulfuric acid between stones, the oxalic acid decomposes, releases heat, and reacts with silicates in rocks. Heating the mixture increases the potency, and the reaction could have been self-heating.
      You can free English language research on the topic by searching the author's name: "HELMUT TRIBUTSCH".
      Early chroniclers of Incan construction said workers would lift and drop the same stone many times into place before it was fitted. No cranes, no pulleys, no ruler, no square, no beasts of burden, no iron tools. Hard to imagine.

  • @jamesmaxdavissands
    @jamesmaxdavissands 27 днів тому +8

    After spending a lifetime in construction I would put forth my own completely ordinary solution. Firstly, they quarried the stone using 220v Ginsu knives (like the turkey you carved last Thanksgiving). Then utilizing butterflies (which are very common by the way) which have been fortified with a strict diet of Espresso & Bee Pollen (vitamin B complex) they easily lifted these massive blocks & carried them across hill & dale & rivers (just like in Egypt) & gently placed them together. Next they used LSD to warp the atomic structure of the stone to mind-meld them together after which thousands of extremely bored peasants got together for the next 4,000 years (they lived a lot longer than us back then because they didn't eat fast food) & together (mostly because they were just bored) polished the stone work using sand & butter. I can prove it too -

    • @seanbeukman9563
      @seanbeukman9563 13 днів тому +1

      I THINK I appreciate your sense of humour..Lol. Its not helping tho....We need answers! (joking)

    • @user-sd9ys4bj6g
      @user-sd9ys4bj6g 5 днів тому

      Wow

    • @ICU10
      @ICU10 4 дні тому +2

      Hahahahaha!!!!. Best explanation I've heard so far!. (You forgot one thing, the amount of shit involved in gluing these huge blocks together!).

    • @jamesmaxdavissands
      @jamesmaxdavissands 4 дні тому +1

      @@ICU10 I thought you had that shit covered Bro . . . Ok then, I would like to buy a vowel & my final answer is (drum roll please) STICKY RICE!

    • @ICU10
      @ICU10 3 дні тому

      @@jamesmaxdavissands 🤣

  • @jerrymann20
    @jerrymann20 Рік тому +2

    I don't need to even finish the video, I already know which way he's leaning. The same way everyone who follows without thinking leans

  • @620john620
    @620john620 3 роки тому +162

    Viewers: Computer narrators are annoying.
    Ancient Architects: Hold my beer.

    • @destinyelliott7530
      @destinyelliott7530 2 роки тому +6

      Grinds my head in.

    • @rademfam6856
      @rademfam6856 2 роки тому +4

      This is a real guy

    • @geoffreyrose3327
      @geoffreyrose3327 2 роки тому

      He sounds like a preacher at times

    • @basknation
      @basknation 2 роки тому +3

      this is a real person

    • @macforme
      @macforme 9 днів тому

      Around the 5th minute I came to comments to see if anyone else was having trouble with the sing-songy up and down infection every 5 or 6 words.
      It very unfortunate that this is happening as I will try to have to find the info on how the walls were built...someplace else if I can.

  • @peterhall4086
    @peterhall4086 5 років тому +475

    I am afraid the voice inflection of the narrator makes this video impossible to watch. Sorry.

    • @brettb9194
      @brettb9194 5 років тому +14

      it's bad; however, the information is useful and gives a practical answer to something I've been wondering about for a while. Not only is the delivery flat, it could easily be cut down to three or four minutes.

    • @jamesharper8089
      @jamesharper8089 5 років тому +12

      The sound gives new meaning to monotone , please do not take up a second hobby in musical arts a 3-4 note song would not be pleasant either . great subject matter, but feels like my biology teachers class all over , i fell asleep in there sometimes also

    • @mathchemboss7487
      @mathchemboss7487 5 років тому +14

      You are so right. This man should listen to himself and then shut up ever after...

    • @gunzmith29r
      @gunzmith29r 5 років тому +9

      i agree...it is irritating as fuck...i know this dude isnt married.

    • @tedwatson9929
      @tedwatson9929 5 років тому +2

      I couldn't agree more. See comment above... Ted Watson

  • @billywilliamsii7745
    @billywilliamsii7745 8 місяців тому +38

    I did stone work years ago for quite a few years, helped build homes, cutting/shaping all kinds of stone; and just from researching this particular site and also Pumu Punku, the only way this is possible; the rounded edges and beveling, the way they are formed and fit, would be if they were poured, or molded, or the molecular structure of the stone was able to be altered some how. All of the people who try to claim that monkeys with hammers (obviously exaggerating) just chiseled these stones, should have their degrees revoked. And not one time has anyone been able to re create any of this stuff with a “hammer and chisel”.

    • @furtim1
      @furtim1 Місяць тому +5

      These blocks, their size aside, are nothing compared to stoneworks that we know for a fact were made with hammers and chisels, like Michaelangelo's statue of Moses. Is your position that one person with a chisel can make that statue in a few years, but thousands of people with chisels cannot make odd shaped blocks that fit together?

    • @silverbackag9790
      @silverbackag9790 Місяць тому +9

      @@furtim1granite blocks carved with copper or stone chisels….sure bud.

    • @steveperreira5850
      @steveperreira5850 24 дні тому +3

      As with most professionals in any profession, it holds also for archaeologists, most of them are dogmatic fools.

    • @steventhompson399
      @steventhompson399 24 дні тому

      It must have been done by advanced atlanteans, or Atlantis survivors after the younger dryas global cataclysm who fled to peru and influenced the natives and showed them how to do it, Graham Hancock knows just listen to him

    • @stevemack7110
      @stevemack7110 24 дні тому

      @@silverbackag9790 It's been done.

  • @DEdgarVideo
    @DEdgarVideo Рік тому +1

    Best explanation I've heard. Thank you!

  • @JohnHemmings
    @JohnHemmings 4 роки тому +760

    Good video, but your sing song tone is really distracting.

    • @michellemurray1784
      @michellemurray1784 4 роки тому +49

      It is so repetitive.

    • @bandolin1216
      @bandolin1216 4 роки тому +82

      As interested as I was in the subject matter I bailed after 4 min. because of his annoying delivery.

    • @jimjam6327
      @jimjam6327 4 роки тому +35

      I tried watching it with auto generated captioning turned on and the volume turned right down, but it is still annoying.

    • @Tsamokie
      @Tsamokie 4 роки тому +30

      More than distracting. A-PHAHCKn-nnoying.

    • @eugenematison5571
      @eugenematison5571 4 роки тому +8

      The reader just is not able to read aloud understanding at the same time the meaning or what he is reading. I am at 5th minute and there is still a "preparation" for genius idea. Already am thinking that the final will be disappointing (as usual for that type of "eureka") So why to suffer?

  • @docelsea1
    @docelsea1 2 роки тому +372

    I love your effort BUT, it seems to me that the first question to answer is, how they Quarried and moved each piece. Next question is what was the mechanism that allowed them to place and remove each piece possibly several times to ensure the tight fit.
    I was a journeyman Finnish carpenter for many years and any multiangle joint would take several fit checks and they did not usually weight more than 2000 lbs. These builders were amazing.

    • @markf3229
      @markf3229 2 роки тому +23

      Place and remove several times?
      If you would be trying to duplicate the same construction with an ordinary housebrick you would have to do it at least fifty times
      with todays tools. Then. Who knows howmany times.
      Its looks like as though 'they' had heated the stone to a plastercene consistency and then moulded them into place.
      Way too many unanswered questions that even the most experienced and knowleable stonemasons today have no idea

    • @nephos100
      @nephos100 2 роки тому +21

      The blocks were not cut or carved. They were poured into place. They are concrete walls. So, no cutting, no transport and no fitting impossible angles together. Using formwork they poured each 'block' into place in situ. It's a simple answer that has been kept secret until now.

    • @HowlinWilf13
      @HowlinWilf13 2 роки тому +40

      @@nephos100 Did you miss the bit where he explained which kinds of stone were used? Clearly there have been tests conducted to identify the type of stone in each block. And they certainly didn't grind feldspar, granite, etc into a fine paste, mix it with a binding agent, and then pour it into place.

    • @nephos100
      @nephos100 2 роки тому +1

      @@HowlinWilf13 Didn't miss any bit. You are certainly right about that one thing: "And they didn't grind feldspar, granite, etc into a fine paste, mix it with a binding agent and then pour it into place." That's spot on. They certainly didn't do it that way.

    • @docelsea1
      @docelsea1 2 роки тому +6

      @@nephos100 Nephos, It's an interesting thought but it is very easy test the rock to see if it is concrete, I hope someone has already done that. My understanding on that topic is that they know where the Stone quarry is.
      However, making forms is another technology. I'm not saying that they did not have that technology But, I would think that the idea of conservation of energy ,time ,materials and craftsmen would create even greater pressure on the population.

  • @EIRE55
    @EIRE55 5 місяців тому

    An absolutely fascinating documentary, especially because it all makes realistic sense of how these incredible stone structures were manufactured.
    Thank you for sharing this information with us, as I will now go and search your channel for any theories on how the Egyptian pyramids were built - something which has always fascinated me since childhood.

  • @wuliwong
    @wuliwong 10 місяців тому +28

    I love the effort to come up with a theory for the building techniques. Im not convinced but it is a cool idea. I wonder if this idea makes any sense when applied to all the other sites in locations in India, Egypt, Easter island, etc that all show have this type of polygonal masonry.

    • @W.451
      @W.451 5 місяців тому +1

      They can't do their theory even with brick sized stones so what does that tell you.

    • @azurebrown3756
      @azurebrown3756 4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah I am not convinced either, like how did they cut the stone with other stone? How they transport the stones? How did they lift and set them? This theory is full is holes

    • @xisotopex
      @xisotopex 29 днів тому

      @@James-to7pi carbon dating from substances found inside the pyramids confirm that they are about 5000 years old, which is actually older than zahi hawass would like them to be, but not even close to 12000 years. thats just stupid.

    • @seanbeukman9563
      @seanbeukman9563 13 днів тому

      Exactly. I wish I was not so obsessed with this topic in general. it is going on forever, but no credible explanations, or restrictions on information. Its so obvious something RADICAL was afoot everywhere for millenia(ago and lasted for). i'm getting tired of hearing the same ol' shizz, basically. Maybe I must just make peace with the fact that as brilliant and as advanced as our technology is we may never know the answers. So far, its moving that way. NEVER know. Imagine that? So impossibly advanced those marvels of past civilisations were, that we may never know their secrets. Scary stuff. Those builders all over the planet I think were here 100's of thousands of years ago. So long ago we have zero reference for where to start. Millions of years ago perhaps. All starting to look like something like this. Ancient ancient ancient ancient civilisations that only left these marvels of their civilisations out of the fact that they needed them for whatever reason. We got no clue at all. The research by us, tells us this. We are literally clueless. Imagine who these people were? Scary stuff. Time to get our heads out of our....(u know what I mean).

  • @dschleppe
    @dschleppe 5 років тому +805

    If this is how its done, replicate it and then announce it. Why leave it at theory when this "simple" technology is available to test now.

    • @commandernullex6774
      @commandernullex6774 5 років тому +22

      Yes I was thinking it would be quite interesting to see if it can be reproduced. Something like that would need to be crowd funded though, and it would take quite a bit of money and human physical and mental power to get the job done, I'd think.

    • @commandernullex6774
      @commandernullex6774 5 років тому +13

      @@MrRecklessryan Yeah i suppose you're right.

    • @Saugaverse
      @Saugaverse 5 років тому +32

      Very good point by Daryl.
      Sounds like a very easy experiment to replicate.
      Trial and error, find a compound that will soften rock.
      If the Inca could do it, then modern science labs should be able to do it too.

    • @Saugaverse
      @Saugaverse 5 років тому +36

      @@MrRecklessryan Yep, I totally agree with that statement.
      One way to "soften" stone is to toss it into a volcano and wait till it melts.
      That's the easy part.
      The hard part is reaching into the molten magma with your bare hands and picking it back out again. (grin)

    • @dduckman1423
      @dduckman1423 5 років тому +20

      @@MrRecklessryan No you would have to fit at least 3 stones together. National Geographic and the Smithsonian could fund it, but they will not because they cannot do the precision stone fitting.

  • @Bloomcycle
    @Bloomcycle 2 роки тому +174

    Was a stone Mason's helper for many years and I've never seen such precision work. I've shaped tons of stone and am amazed at how good they were . Joint patterns that don't even matter or nesisary but always link up 🤔

    • @martinharris5017
      @martinharris5017 2 роки тому +27

      Whenever I look at this finely jointed masonry I get the feeling they were showing off their skill. It's almost like they were leaving a message to future generations: "Lets see if you can figure out how we did this!".

    • @ericabarca5871
      @ericabarca5871 2 роки тому +11

      @@martinharris5017 from what I've learned here about this subject is that its only on one side that everything looks perfect and behind the walls they used smaller fill in rocks.

    • @martinharris5017
      @martinharris5017 2 роки тому +14

      @@ericabarca5871 You understand correctly: It's all about the appearance of perfection. Same is true for Great Pyramid in Egypt. Nevertheless it's still extraordinary workmanship considering what they had at their disposal. I've yet to see any experts today replicate either the technique or the style, and certainly not on this scale. AND it's survived hundreds of years of seismic disturbance.

    • @thomassicard3733
      @thomassicard3733 2 роки тому +4

      @@martinharris5017 This video was quite compelling. Acids are very interesting. Apparently, Incans had abundant access to acid...
      LOL
      Seriously, it is definitely a compelling argument as to how the Incans did it.

    • @martinharris5017
      @martinharris5017 2 роки тому +6

      @@thomassicard3733 I have many hundreds of old books in my home library. can't remember which one, it might be Exploration Fawcett possibly, but there is a story related about some Western explorers in the Brazillian region who found a very old bottle with a stopper in it. Thinking it might possibly be an alcoholic brew but not wanting to test it, they asked one of their porters, a local native, to take a swig. he refused to do so and protested that it wasn't for drinking. In the altercation the bottle was knocked over and the fluid spilled onto a rock. As the men watched in amazement, the surface of the rock began to soften.
      Over the years I've read and heard numerous anecdotes about acidic substances being used to soften and sculpt rock, and it certainly explains much about the smooth, sculpted look of South American monuments and masonry.
      I've always believed the claims had substance to them, and these latest findings appear to vindicate the stories and explain the material evidence.

  • @hansdietrich1496
    @hansdietrich1496 11 місяців тому +1

    Best approach of an explanation I've heard so far. I agree.

  • @qubes8728
    @qubes8728 6 місяців тому +3

    I’ve seen a photo of something that looks like it may have been attached to the stone where the stumps are seen. The caption on the photo said “did the Inca know how to melt rock?” as the object looked very round and smooth without tool marks Basically it looked a slightly flattened spinning top, plum-bob or spindle with a short neck which looked like it had broken. Looking at the wall stones made me think of the photo I’d seen as the stumps on the blocks look like something was attached at some point.
    It’s got me thinking the object might have been a lifting point for a rope pulley system? The melted or rather lack of tool marks noted in the photo may be from ropes wearing away at the rock as they pulled and lifted the stone into position. I can imagine a counterweight pulley system which could take the weight and allow the masons to perfect their fitting and craftsmanship. They may have even moved the stone from the quarry to site using a similar system replacing counter weight with manpower?

  • @sahamal_savu
    @sahamal_savu 4 роки тому +176

    I thought it was the accent people were annoyed about. But they're right, that downward inflection at the end of EVERY sentence is ridiculous.

    • @phyl1283
      @phyl1283 4 роки тому +10

      If that doesn't bother you enough listen to a few Aussies and Kiwis whose inflection goes up at the end of each sentence. It'll drive you nuts. Every sentence sounds like a question, not a statement.

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade 4 роки тому +18

      It is just that it is the exact same inflection every time. It sound disingenuous, as if he isn't speaking about something he really has thoughts or feelings about. This just isn't how a normal person would talk normally about something.
      After enough videos you kind of stop noticing it for the most part, but it can be distracting.

    • @odinxylith
      @odinxylith 4 роки тому +11

      I thought I was the only one who finds the constant inflections annoying. I can't take it, lol. I find myself saying the statements out loud and realizing that it's not that hard to not emphasize every statement the same way every single time. Don't get me wrong I like the fun theories this channel produces, the lack of scientific evidence is an issue, but it is just someone pumping out content. Yet, the inflections are just so annoying I have never made it through an entire video. For me it keeps from being engaging.

    • @markduval7899
      @markduval7899 3 роки тому +4

      Maybe it's a program that reads text? Anyway, fucking annoying.

    • @drb0mb
      @drb0mb 3 роки тому +5

      lol 3 minutes in and it became so grating and i anticipated it at the end of every sentence, which is distracting as hell. takes serious willpower to listen to the end. had to scroll the comments to make sure it wasn't just me.

  • @hardmanners
    @hardmanners 3 роки тому +117

    I'd really like to see somebody actually use such acid and fit a few large rocks together the way the megalith builders did

    • @gedreillyhomestead6926
      @gedreillyhomestead6926 3 роки тому +11

      I asked the same question, they didn't like it!

    • @NOTTHASAME
      @NOTTHASAME 3 роки тому

      It is not rock snd for this kind of thinking from the start , you'll never figure it out !

    • @georgesoares9868
      @georgesoares9868 3 роки тому +5

      Yes go out and build stones
      walls just like them then I'll believe them

    • @michaeltaylors2456
      @michaeltaylors2456 3 роки тому +9

      I would like to see anyone, with any modern method cut these blocks. I’ll wait

    • @claudiorohde9656
      @claudiorohde9656 3 роки тому +7

      And how did they transport those hugh rocks (100 metric tons and more) from 200Km away to the construcción place????

  • @rikki-tikki-tavi2456
    @rikki-tikki-tavi2456 6 місяців тому

    This has to be the answer. Great job putting a spotlight on this information Thank you!

  • @lawrenceatkins2160
    @lawrenceatkins2160 6 місяців тому +2

    That's the best explanation I've heard, and it makes a lot of sense.
    Science strikes again!

  • @andybody7542
    @andybody7542 5 років тому +83

    These blocks are from the original BC Lego Company . Fred Flintstone was the foreman...

  • @excelsior8682
    @excelsior8682 3 роки тому +89

    "TO SUMMARIZE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT LOL"

  • @HarryshKumar-rt2uv
    @HarryshKumar-rt2uv 9 місяців тому +6

    Our ancients are very very smart...

  • @johannjohann6523
    @johannjohann6523 11 місяців тому

    Great video, and sound deduction. The pictures showing the seams of the stone blocks was the most compelling to me.

  • @Webbrful
    @Webbrful 2 роки тому +17

    Interesting and credible theory. As a small heads up, can you please work on doing the audio in a more conversational tone. Your presenting tone has an annoying repetitive rise in a tone at the end of each and every sentence which grates after five minutes of it and distracts from your good work and research you are presenting. I mention this, as it will improve the watchability of your videos.

    • @WilsonPendarvis-tn3wm
      @WilsonPendarvis-tn3wm Місяць тому

      Do not watch. I’m not going to anymore

    • @kevinbrowndc
      @kevinbrowndc 29 днів тому +1

      Yes, his speaking tone is very annoying. I shut it off and read the captions. Ugh.

    • @steveperreira5850
      @steveperreira5850 24 дні тому

      I’m sick and tired of these LImey Queerdos Narrating

    • @sharcon3891
      @sharcon3891 18 днів тому

      Sounds like he's weighing options. THIS way or THAT way, see-saw, up and down. Or he's bored that he has to read this text that he's heard a million times.

  • @davelee3725
    @davelee3725 4 роки тому +45

    I'm going to end every sentence on this video like I'm falling off a cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif

    • @cinnamon9390
      @cinnamon9390 4 роки тому

      foot lettuce

    • @Kaotiqua
      @Kaotiqua 4 роки тому

      ....OR, I'm Putting my self to sleep. With every word. And every sentence. That doesn't end. When I end the sentence.

  • @hhf39p
    @hhf39p 10 місяців тому

    Glad you liked the link.

  • @alan8887
    @alan8887 Місяць тому +2

    I certainly like the sandbag hypothesis. You suggest the rocks have been analyzed and the quarries located and that destroys your hypothesis. On the contrary, like cement, you need ingredients and crushed granite from the quarry would be needed for the "mix" you use in the sandbags to form these walls. Why not try building one of these walls using cement bags and see if you come close.

    • @user-jb5lo7uu3v
      @user-jb5lo7uu3v 5 днів тому

      Yes, but the problem with that theory is that they haven't located the remains of the bags. If they found that, then it would explain quite a lot.

  • @MrGtsouth
    @MrGtsouth 3 роки тому +138

    Even more absurd than his “concrete in bags” hypothesis. If he is correct then let him demonstrate the technique. His sing-song delivery is annoying.

    • @janeblogs324
      @janeblogs324 3 роки тому +11

      Irritating more like it

    • @Firebrand55
      @Firebrand55 3 роки тому +2

      ..maybe computer generated....hard to tell on YT today.

    • @cdpond
      @cdpond 3 роки тому +1

      @@Firebrand55 - no computer generated voiceover could be that horrible. I have pity for anyone that knows him in person.

    • @_Schwartz
      @_Schwartz 3 роки тому +2

      @Vadim VeeVoit your full of crap

    • @cocharles563
      @cocharles563 3 роки тому

      @Vadim VeeVoit Dude if you can replicate these walls you will be rich, imagine all the rich snobs that would adore a stone fireplace in this style. You should look into the use of acids in repositioned stones like in the article. Perhaps just use sulfuric acid instead.

  • @MrTriviaTime
    @MrTriviaTime 5 років тому +285

    Except that the Inca said they didn't build these walls. The Inca said the walls were already there when they arrived.

    • @SahilP2648
      @SahilP2648 5 років тому +23

      "Inca said" what the hell does that mean?

    • @charliedilltarde9881
      @charliedilltarde9881 5 років тому +1

      i believe it

    • @timb7328
      @timb7328 5 років тому +9

      @@charliedilltarde9881 Yes it is strange the Inca say they didnt build it....most people/civilizations who come across or take over an area will try to claim their accomplishments as theirs yet they dont.

    • @alekshernandez2
      @alekshernandez2 5 років тому +37

      You are totally right! Incas came after, you can observe in Machu picchu, the new inca construction with smaller stones is on top of the old one

    • @tvadline1872
      @tvadline1872 5 років тому +12

      Where inca says that?

  • @DougieL
    @DougieL 9 місяців тому

    Good work amending your description as facts were presented to challenge it!

  • @vanshookme6531
    @vanshookme6531 7 місяців тому +1

    great video but how did they go from quarry to the tops of mountains (miles and miles) and then placed ontop of each other?

  • @maxvaun
    @maxvaun 3 роки тому +122

    In summary ... we still have no idea how these walls were fitted or put into place.

    • @MindzEnt
      @MindzEnt 3 роки тому +3

      That's why it's called a theory. One side actually tries to prove a way it could have been done, the other side knows exactly how it was done, aliens

    • @JavierBonillaC
      @JavierBonillaC 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly. No idea whatsoever.

    • @dumbdums
      @dumbdums 3 роки тому +4

      Thanks, saved me 19 mins

    • @rickloggins6396
      @rickloggins6396 3 роки тому +1

      Yes, but we MAY be one step closer to understanding how it was done. ...maybe those mentioned protrusions are a hint as to how they were placed and/or transported. I sure like this line of logic a LOT better than aliens or whatever, BUT since we haven't definitively solved all of these world-wide architectural mysteries, I'm gonna listen to all of the theories; even Aliens! I'll also say, "This one is pleasing my brain".

    • @Sam-rq4yc
      @Sam-rq4yc 3 роки тому +2

      The stones are actually a form of concrete that’s poured into a mold giving them the exact shape they needed.

  • @jazzfranco2064
    @jazzfranco2064 5 років тому +411

    the narrator voice is not suitable for this documentary

    • @hermes63
      @hermes63 5 років тому +20

      you're still too kind

    • @themikeshow
      @themikeshow 5 років тому +12

      I couldn't watch past four minutes

    • @EspenFrafalne
      @EspenFrafalne 5 років тому +6

      Agree... If this is a 1 man channel, then i would understand that this guy probably dont want to pay people to narrate his videos... Computer/TTS voices are usually not a better alternative - but there are at least a few REALLY good ones... If he already writes down the narration to these videos, then it would actually require LESS work...

    • @finflwr
      @finflwr 5 років тому +15

      He's got a medical condition and so splices short clips of his own commentary. He's unable to do long continuous speech. He explained it in comments some time ago.

    • @Mrbobinge
      @Mrbobinge 5 років тому +13

      Yeah, let's strangle the messenger before he educates us!

  • @golden6625
    @golden6625 8 місяців тому +1

    It seems the stones were slid back and forth on underlying and adjacent stones till it ground to perfect fit. The filler on the back sides is the remnants of the ground stone and what was also used to make the blocks movable against each other. one would only need to move the stones back and forth an inch or so keeping the back side slightly elevated for a perfect front side fit. My two sense.

  • @Ralphjons
    @Ralphjons 5 місяців тому +1

    Well researched and good description of these walls. Less inclined to think about ancient aliens after this.

  • @brianbraden2697
    @brianbraden2697 2 роки тому +140

    Great video! Fascinating. I'd love to see some chemists, stone masons and geologist get together and try to recreate this process to build a stone wall.

    • @thomassicard3733
      @thomassicard3733 2 роки тому +6

      The best artisans/craftsmen always know just how many cigarettes to smoke between stages of the work...
      ;-)

    • @haraldsletten1816
      @haraldsletten1816 Рік тому +3

      Yeh, nice photos of the great stone walls.
      But absolut nothing more than speculation around how it was buildt.
      I think that is something ewerybody with a camera and fantasy can do

    • @marksherrill9337
      @marksherrill9337 Рік тому +1

      Me too. Sounds doable.

    • @donmcintyre5837
      @donmcintyre5837 Рік тому

      Well Brian Braden. I think you made a wicked statement. The video makes it all sound simple . but no one will take up your challenge as the professionals no it can't be done

    • @jat3956
      @jat3956 Рік тому

      Don't to forget to hire some movers!

  • @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188
    @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 3 роки тому +52

    You may try to replicate a wall in a small scale, to show how it's done!!

    • @SapioiT
      @SapioiT 2 роки тому +4

      ​@Steve Warlee The proper term is "soilcrete" or "dirtcrete", and it was used to build roads in the USA. low-percentage cement mixed with local soils, a relatively small amount of water when compared to concrete, and compacted really well. You don't have to believe me, you can search on youtube by yourself. Also known as "rammed earth".
      Here's are videos, as proof: "Paving with Soil Cement (1962)" and "Soil Stabilization with Cement (1959)". UA-cam codes are: *DkbMGm44xYc* , *5ATbLDLtwCs* .

    • @SapioiT
      @SapioiT 2 роки тому +1

      @Steve Warlee Thanks! The people who explain those things often explain them for the people who already know lots of things, and just need to tie the loose ends, or people who are going to do research by themselves. Those topics would get a lot more believable if they used real-life mainstream-approved techniques and technologies which were already in use for many years. I think a channel focused on categorizing information strategically so people can understand how the "conspiracies" are a lot less "theories" and a lot more "fact", would have a lot of success. But someone needs to put in the work, for that to become reality.

    • @SapioiT
      @SapioiT 2 роки тому +1

      @Steve Warlee There is such a thing as ash cement, or cement made from ash, so by simply saving up that ash, they could make such bricks.

    • @SapioiT
      @SapioiT 2 роки тому +2

      ​@Steve Warlee No, I'm talking something which is supported by science. Ash can be processed into cement. It might not be comparable with modern cement, or even with limestone, in terms of cement properties, but there's also the mainstream process of making highways out of cement and soil/dirt.
      Here's a video you can watch, to see the exact process for ash-cement: "Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Cement" by "Primitive Technology" on UA-cam. Video ID code: *DP0t2MmOMEA*
      And here are two videos for mixing soil and cement, to make highways: "Paving with Soil Cement (1962)" and "Soil Stabilization with Cement (1959)". UA-cam codes are: *DkbMGm44xYc* , *5ATbLDLtwCs* . The process is similar to that for rammed earth, which is a soil-cement mixture which is compacted using a flat weight on a handle. The google-able term is "manual concrete compactor".

    • @SapioiT
      @SapioiT 2 роки тому +1

      ​@Steve Warlee First of all, checking back the comments, to see if I missed something, your comment saying "I suppose they had a flyash plant" didn't get into my noitifications. Secondly, although flyash a kind of cement, most biomass ash can be turned into a kind of cement, from my knowledge, not just the flyash component, if properly separated.

  • @J56609
    @J56609 9 місяців тому +1

    What?! I’m no geologist by any stretch but it is kind of silly to think that Inca’s made the blocks out of some kind of concrete.

  • @marksherrill9337
    @marksherrill9337 Рік тому

    Good job and agree this is the best theory yet. Especially when someone from the area related the process.

  • @33piolin
    @33piolin 2 роки тому +140

    In traveling around Machu Picchu and Ollantaytambo, looking up at the mountains you see huge square depressions cut out of the mountain faces which match the size of the boulders creating these gigantic walls . . . and you wonder, how in the world did they do that⁉️

    • @user-ej5wz5tr6h
      @user-ej5wz5tr6h Рік тому

      easy
      ua-cam.com/users/shorts3YKT2AeevWs?feature=share

    • @user-ej5wz5tr6h
      @user-ej5wz5tr6h Рік тому +5

      @@placebogazebo9671 All it takes is gravity and time

    • @xmo552
      @xmo552 Рік тому +2

      Bookmarked

    • @littlereggie6485
      @littlereggie6485 Рік тому +2

      The valley was flooded they hooked it right to a floating barge

    • @laurieanne3763
      @laurieanne3763 Рік тому +6

      ​@@placebogazebo9671 Good examples are shown if you watch films about the unfinished obelisks in egypt.

  • @skaterfugater
    @skaterfugater 3 роки тому +7

    i love your channel for relentlessly going after these questions without blindly believing "classic" theories but also not explaining everything with aliens.

    • @lostpony4885
      @lostpony4885 2 роки тому

      How much are the aliens paying you

  • @thomasskrappy3250
    @thomasskrappy3250 Рік тому

    how seismically active is the area and would constant ground vibrations cause the erosion at the junctions between the stones and improve the fit? I figured this out several years ago. You are welcome.

  • @ConnieWojahn
    @ConnieWojahn 6 місяців тому

    Very interesting and informative, plays to the imagination. Thank you.

  • @ArtMeetsScience
    @ArtMeetsScience 5 років тому +30

    Sounds pretty simple. OK, let's DO IT!

  • @stevej.6674
    @stevej.6674 4 роки тому +313

    Well then, let’s see him replicate some stones into a wall to prove his theory.
    It’s one thing to boast your theory, but it’s another to prove it!

    • @kravmaga7070
      @kravmaga7070 3 роки тому +5

      EXACTLY but wouldnt it take 20 yrs maybe more to work?

    • @ChristopherCobra
      @ChristopherCobra 3 роки тому +32

      @@kravmaga7070 You can estimate this. First you calculate a "pseudo-time" for the acid paste. The lab dissolution rate of granite at pH 1 is ~ 1*10^(-10) mol rock/m^2 second (and I am including a little added heat of reaction). A mol of granite is someplace around 80-100 grams. Pretend the rock surface is 1 square meter. A wet paste of AMD clay and crushed pyrite spread over the surface will dissolve (if I did the math right) 1*10^(-8) grams per second. To get any progress you need to dissolve at least a gram. So you will need 10^8 seconds which is about 3 years (pseudo-time). Coincidentally, this is about how fast scientists have said each rock could take to shape by hand alone (the larger ones). Using a "neutral wet paste", the pseudo-time is 30 years. So, it would speed them up about 10x. So, instead of 3 years (assuming that the estimated hand tooling time and "neutral paste" time are the same), it would take 0.3 years - or about 4 months for a larger stone. Some other interesting things. Molten gold looks like any other molten metal. But pyrite slurry looks like liquid gold. Dry crushed pyrite can be mistaken for bitumen in small amounts - it's black and smells like sulfur if it is fresh. Of course, its very heavy though. This process would be rather dangerous and the paste would have to be removed from the rock when finished. Without great skill - folks would get hurt. It would leave hematite (red) and black pyrite behind as a residue (Fe and S). It could also cause some toxic waste problems. The proof is in doing it - but there is some merit to this theory - unlike most of the others I have heard. Thing is, getting AMD clay is kinda hard. You can make it, but I'm not gonna be that guy.

    • @Justthemow
      @Justthemow 3 роки тому +4

      Steve J. He looks a little old to be doing any stone masonry work but I can tell you. How they did it. Just like the pharaohs in Egypt’s pyramids slave labor in fear for their lives can do astonishing things

    • @borisjohnson1944
      @borisjohnson1944 3 роки тому +27

      @@Justthemow The Egyptians didn't use slave labour to build the pyramids.

    • @Justthemow
      @Justthemow 3 роки тому +1

      boris johnson I don’t even know what to say to this seriously you must just be a complete moron.

  • @iancanada6875
    @iancanada6875 7 місяців тому

    I’ve considered the idea that they might have split the stones using a series of wedges drilled into the rock face in a line and then hammered to split the rock, I would bet we’ve all seen this done before if you are at all interested in this topic. However they had to have been masters at it to be able to make the corners so sharp and strait. When the splitting of the rock is completed the first few inches where the wedges went into the rock would be carved off and the bulbous shape is created and then the cracks could be rejoined to make the seamless connection we have today.

  • @sheilajean347
    @sheilajean347 6 місяців тому

    Wow! Fascinating! Ancient science! Love it!

  • @rmarty550
    @rmarty550 4 роки тому +143

    Great information, absolutely unlistenable after two minutes.

    • @robmanzoni5766
      @robmanzoni5766 4 роки тому +6

      It's as if he's just learned how to read...

    • @a1ar127
      @a1ar127 4 роки тому +20

      Agreed. The singsong tempo is like a water torture

    • @TimHollingworth
      @TimHollingworth 4 роки тому +7

      I managed 6 minutes then had to turn the sound off. Interesting content though. Please get a VO artist for your next project.

    • @bjornyesterday2562
      @bjornyesterday2562 4 роки тому

      Could you point me to the great information please

    • @TheLanceFrazier
      @TheLanceFrazier 4 роки тому +1

      Thirty-seconds worth of skipping through and I just couldn't do it...

  • @elissitdesign
    @elissitdesign 5 років тому +134

    Compelling but until I see a demo with this method I’m not completely sold.
    How could you work with such a caustic material without burns on the skin?
    How do you stop the reaction once the stones are fitting properly in areas which aren’t accessible?
    Too many new questions...

    • @johnnyrocket4357
      @johnnyrocket4357 5 років тому +9

      All those questions are valid... but consider that if the above process is valid, the site wouldn't be inhabited while under construction. the historical account confirms a very large workforce working on this full time. I wish it included which construction site he observed this process was in use at and if that site was ever actually completed or inhabited. I'm also wondering if the historical account wasn't from observing Inca doing this to the walls of pre-Inca construction out of maintenance of the existing pre-Inca construction. because the smooth scorched fronts and smooth fit lines on only the exposed surface of the wall could indicate an example of decades or hundreds of years of acid washing the pre-Inca walls for aesthetic, sanitation, remove or prevent organic material like plants from building up on the walls, beautification (?) perhaps the acid wash also provided a temporary look/effect/appearance that the Inca liked(?)... etc I don't know but it's an extension to the described process up above. I'm going to see if I can make it through the paper itself and find out how much research was performed and confirmed with real-world testing... to the author and Anci-Arch credit, the investigation and research isn't complete on this but this paper provides a valid amount of in-depth theory, testing, and progress to justify that something be published about their findings up to this point. it will or has instigated or inspired more people to look into it further, but at where they are now instead of from scratch like it would have been without its publication.

    • @lostpony4885
      @lostpony4885 2 роки тому +1

      Its at least doing better than "stone pounders". A little.

    • @susie9893
      @susie9893 2 роки тому

      I was thinking same

    • @davidsadler7047
      @davidsadler7047 2 роки тому +6

      Once the acid has become dilute enough by the process its acidity weakens and the chemical reaction stops.

    • @davidsadler7047
      @davidsadler7047 2 роки тому +5

      There are a lot of comments on here about acids and melting, acids that erode silica substances are not necessarily immediately corrosive to human skin. And, molten rock is a different process to acid erosion.

  • @phoxytwicks
    @phoxytwicks Рік тому

    I'd love to see a video of this chemical reaction and how it can help shape / soften rock edges - maybe even demonstrating two rock faces being pushed together? Think that would get a lot of views and give us practical evidence of it.

  • @tedshaw4160
    @tedshaw4160 8 місяців тому +7

    One thing not noted, but readily apparent when you visit the sites is that the fine stone work was only done in a small section of the site. That area generally attributed to the Royal section or the more sacred areas. as you progressed further away the stonework becomes less " Worked " and the gaps start to show up, It's still remarkable work but not nearly done with the same detail.

  • @bipolarjay
    @bipolarjay 4 роки тому +87

    The most interesting aspect of the ancient builders is the SIZE and WEIGHT of the stones and how they managed to move and construct them.

    • @K3Flyguy
      @K3Flyguy 3 роки тому +10

      There is no record of these huge stones being moved. Just the abandoned quarries where the material came from. The materials were not moved in large blocks, it was moved by carts in pebble/powder/aggregate sized pieces. Even wiith today's technology we don't build dams with hunks of rocks. Instead we use small sized aggregates mixed together called concrete. These people knew how to make a homogeneous mix of quarried material and built these structures with that. I do respect your respect of how hard they must have worked to make all this happen.

    • @davidmorse8432
      @davidmorse8432 3 роки тому

      @@K3Flyguy How do you know this?

    • @bipolarjay
      @bipolarjay 3 роки тому +8

      @@K3Flyguy your explanation implies that you know how these were constructed but, let's be honest - nobody really knows for sure how these were constructed, if they did, this technology would be in use all over the modern world. I've read explanations similar to yours that also describe how the ancient builders may have had some kind of stone-melting technology, levitation technology as well as sound frequency technology to help shape and move the stones, but quite honestly, you, me, and archaeologists don't have the answers yet. Thanks for your comment

    • @abrogard142
      @abrogard142 3 роки тому +3

      @@K3Flyguy fails to explain why they mainly only finished the front.

    • @zimbabwe-wz5iw
      @zimbabwe-wz5iw 3 роки тому

      @@bipolarjay why do you have to write size and weight in all caps? It makes you seem less intelligent and too emotional. No offense meant but it will make people who read your comment look at it negatively, and reply thus.

  • @cinnamon9390
    @cinnamon9390 4 роки тому +99

    I've never been so confused... I'm sooo intrigued by the material/content/info, but I literally drifted off twice during this video. Why do you talk like this? Why would anyone talk like this? He sounds like he's falling asleep too...

    • @briantaulbee6452
      @briantaulbee6452 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah, no shit

    • @thejamesasher
      @thejamesasher 4 роки тому +2

      i think thats one reason people with college degrees tend to get employed easily. the employer is like wow if you can get a degree in this boring shit then working here will be easy and fun for you lol.

  • @britCpower
    @britCpower Рік тому +1

    Has anyone tried to recreate this method ? How did they move around such massive blocks ?

  • @buynsell365
    @buynsell365 Рік тому +1

    Excellent Video........I have watched it multiple times. I completely agree with this idea of how it was built. I am calling the process of using chemical mixer to soften stone "Chemical Carving Technique" (CCT). This process could also have been used for the holes that were drilled in blocks for the Great Pyramids. They could have used CCT for both a lubricate and to soften stone as they drilled the hole. I am going to try this myself and see how it works.

    • @farmerpete6274
      @farmerpete6274 9 місяців тому

      Good luck with that! Guess it did not work as you have not posted a follow-up?

  • @Bobcat8188
    @Bobcat8188 5 років тому +76

    Holy fuck, I thought the comments were being rude. But he really has the delivery of a Fable salesman.

    • @geewizz4414
      @geewizz4414 Місяць тому

      Oh stop it ... been laughing for weeks..

  • @stevesloan6775
    @stevesloan6775 3 роки тому +148

    Cool theory!
    Love to see someone try to replicate this method

    • @paranormalgamesstudios
      @paranormalgamesstudios 2 роки тому +40

      Spoiler alert no one has because its theoretical nonsense.

    • @saveriodipoce2201
      @saveriodipoce2201 2 роки тому +10

      Me too,talk is cheap!

    • @joruiz35
      @joruiz35 2 роки тому +6

      Agree, just a theory.
      Never heard anyone has tried this ever in modern times. How were they able to move this highly acidic material from modern Ecuador to Chile, wherever you find those colossal stones with perfect joints, of course it's not only Sacsayhuaman. Also, never read either anyone has ever moved those monster rocks from their location to confirm how they fit with side rocks. How did they come up with essentially a 3D free form model to chisel out of rock, and lift to a perfect fit, that remains the question.

    • @johnchildress7594
      @johnchildress7594 2 роки тому +1

      I was thinking the same thing, seems like it would be easy to replicate.

    • @rodjones117
      @rodjones117 2 роки тому +3

      Don' hold your breath...

  • @revophoto9037
    @revophoto9037 7 місяців тому

    This is an interesting and well thought out video. I would say a good step towards figuring out if this could work would be to toss a rock of this quartzite into a bucket full of the acid concentration and see what happens. Does it soften? Does it melt or dissolve?
    I'm not so sure this controlled softening could be done in practice, as the window of time would be very small that one would have to work the stone before the reaction was done. Also, if the acid was so potent as to fully melt the rock, would the rock not become completely irregular? And wouldn't it stick together like glue so that removing a rock would pull a chunk out of another?
    For sure I'm a sceptic, but I do think it has merit. Needs to be tried.
    Maybe try it with a more potent acid available today just to give it a go and go backwards from there? Once it's been figured out that it is possible, see if the acid composition of the slurry locally available could even work.
    It is pretty amazing, sometimes, how simple explanations and actual labor can solve a problem.

  • @realDarKarma
    @realDarKarma 6 місяців тому +2

    You see the large flat "temple" floors ..most of the building blocks are flat on the bottom. Step one: Spread your "paste" and pyrite over that floor and take larger blocks and slide them slowly to "burn" them flat

    • @voytek3999
      @voytek3999 6 місяців тому

      I think you're perfectly Correct how possibly it was done! 😊❤
      However the same technique may Not apply to bricks and stones in the WALL!!!!😮😮😮😢😢😢😅😅😅😊❤

  • @redneckmacgyver0073
    @redneckmacgyver0073 5 років тому +168

    It’s like listening to a male Kardashian! I just can’t... Watch this muted and it’s amazing!

    • @McShag420
      @McShag420 5 років тому +39

      I love this channel, but I have commented before that he should change the way he speaks, with the exact same tones at the end of every sentence portion. It's so annoying you have to REALLY focus on what he is saying, because no one actually speaks like they are bored out of their minds.

    • @louisdugas4067
      @louisdugas4067 3 роки тому +8

      C est un robot parlant🍷

    • @grahampeckham5279
      @grahampeckham5279 3 роки тому +9

      I did the same, this guy definitely needs some elocution lessons.....

    • @mojoomla
      @mojoomla 3 роки тому +13

      I thought only I was one developing a headache in 5mins.
      Good to know that there are others too who are pissed off by the tone of his rendition.

    • @ErikVestville-yv9md
      @ErikVestville-yv9md 3 роки тому +6

      This cretin is insufferable. Who talks like that ?? Nobody.

  • @MarvelousOldWorld
    @MarvelousOldWorld 5 років тому +146

    Fine research Matt, but many questions remain:
    1. How deep into this hard stone does the stated chemical process work? Is it more than surface corrosion/softening, because these stones appear softened and molded to significant depths.
    2. What do you have to say about the Inca themselves reporting that the walls were already present when they arrived?
    3. Nagging problem of how such massive stones were transported long distances without advanced technology.
    4. What to make of the very obvious distinctions in building styles--sophisticated and crude--often right on top of one another for no apparent reason.
    -Cheers!

    • @maksymilianzienkiewicz1776
      @maksymilianzienkiewicz1776 5 років тому +20

      Add 5. who did tell egypt about this method before they even thought about pyramids.

    • @MarvelousOldWorld
      @MarvelousOldWorld 5 років тому +10

      @@maksymilianzienkiewicz1776 right I thought of that after posting. Uncanny resemblances in building stores across oceans. Matt mentioned it in passing, but didn't factor it into the analysis.

    • @susannebrunberg4174
      @susannebrunberg4174 5 років тому +10

      @@MarvelousOldWorld
      Add 6. ...and the civilisation on Easter Island?

    • @MarvelousOldWorld
      @MarvelousOldWorld 5 років тому +14

      @@frosty6960 Sounds like you have direct experience with or knowledge of the process described in the video. This concurs with my own doubts just based upon years of house building and working with various materials. Once corrosion sets in, like you say it's very difficult to control or stop the process without introducing a neutralizing agent--say baking soda on car battery terminals. Very hard to do with a 10 ton rock covering up your good work! So, I have serious doubts about this theory for this and other reasons mentioned. Cheers!

    • @harrisonngchok3503
      @harrisonngchok3503 5 років тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/BsqOLCXYznE/v-deo.html
      Combine physics and chemistry

  • @jessemills3845
    @jessemills3845 Рік тому +2

    So HOW did they MOVE the Tonnage of rocks ? Across a canyon and elevated them several 1000s of feet?

  • @ernestengle7171
    @ernestengle7171 Рік тому +25

    According to the Inca, they did not build these stone walls. Inca said that they were built by "those who came before us".

    • @Primo-rh4ir
      @Primo-rh4ir Місяць тому +2

      I'm with you. I believe that these civilizations found these structures when they migrate into these areas. The Incas, could not have created such huge megaliths.

    • @plaguemouse5549
      @plaguemouse5549 Місяць тому +3

      No they didn't. You just heard that on Ancient Aliens.

    • @furtim1
      @furtim1 Місяць тому +2

      @@plaguemouse5549 I think he is referring to the fact that, by the time the Spanish arrived in numbers, the civilization was already in decline and the newer structures were sloppy by comparison to the older ones. You can see this for yourself if you go there. Beautiful stonework supporting rather haphazard rock and mortar work.

    • @ericanderson3453
      @ericanderson3453 24 дні тому

      Well it definitely wasn't the people that came AFTER THEM!!??🖕

    • @plaguemouse5549
      @plaguemouse5549 24 дні тому

      The Inca literally believed they were the first civilization to ever exist and they killed anyone that contested that.
      They would never say "someone was here building our stuff before us", and they have never said that.
      What did happen was that when Inca met anyone civilization that was clearly older than them they would claim that the locals said they didn't build their cities, someone before them did. Because then the Inca could claim that older Inca or Inca gods built the cities that were older than them.

  • @blackbluestudio6338
    @blackbluestudio6338 Рік тому +14

    Excuse me if this has been said before, I’m a believer but,
    “Now all we need is a video demonstration so I can get to building my new retaining wall.

    • @someblokecalleddave1
      @someblokecalleddave1 5 місяців тому

      Gabions mate. Put crap rubble in the middle - hardcore and rubble and the nice stuff on the outside. Works a treat.ua-cam.com/video/gmiBY9zmC08/v-deo.html

    • @geewizz4414
      @geewizz4414 Місяць тому

      Sign me up as a subscriber, I'd like a wall myself - though I'll probably scale it down.

  • @kenhughes009
    @kenhughes009 5 років тому +173

    Interesting, but it needs to be tested, and it still doesn't explain how the giant stones were moved from the quarry and put in place.

    • @kirkjohnson9353
      @kirkjohnson9353 5 років тому +6

      I wonder if there is a demonstration of this theory being planned?

    • @hih-meh1344
      @hih-meh1344 5 років тому +2

      True dat.. It seems these were an awesome constructions like art work done by the ancient giants aka Nephilim..

    • @holdmybeer
      @holdmybeer 5 років тому +1

      aliens

    • @3wolfsdown702
      @3wolfsdown702 5 років тому

      @@hih-meh1344 there's no Giants according to the Bible measurements Goliath was only about 10 to 12 ft tall if that he'll the average man back then was only five foot six and we have basketball players that are 8 feet and world record holder 8 feet 11

    • @setag54321
      @setag54321 5 років тому +2

      It's ALL Geo-polymer.....it has to be. Can you imagine cutting each one of those megalithic boulders/bricks, to fit EVERY conceivable angle perfectly to fit together. Never would happen, the mason would have killed himself before he finished 10 blocks, becaus eit would have taken him 1,000 tries to get 10 as perfect as these were made. Forms had to of been used, the geo-polymer was mixed, a thin dissolvable material along with (now this acid mud) was placed between adjoining boulders, the polymer was poured, the forms were removed when it was still malleable, to round the edges and texture the surface. Now you're not moving impossible loads, but sacks of pulverized material and mixing on sight. It's how the great pyramid was built as well. I don't care if they tested the megalithic boulders and confirmed it's solid rock....they're wrong & need better equipment or they're LYING and we're ALL just dealing with ANOTHER Pseudo-Science Fraud that been passed down like one of Man's Religions. You have to think about these topics in a way that asks the question, "How would YOU Replicate what was built here?" and then you figure it out, if tasked...what would be your steps. What tools would you use today and then you'll find the answer. The Inca's didn't build the Megalithic portion or precision cut stones or precision drilled holes at these sites....That was done by the Ancient Megalithic Builders that employed the Polygonal Geo-polymer masonry engineering ALL over the World...On just about every continent you can find their work, from Easter Island to New Zealand to Japan and the list goes on. Since Mainstream Academia (Archaeology) refuses to connect the dots on Polygonal construction throughout the World, it simply translates as EVIDENCE as to their blatant disregard for TRUTH/Science & is PROOF of their Corruption or at the very least, limited intelligence. They're all pretty smart, so I'm going to vote for CORRUPTION...Indoctrination can also be an excuse, BUT this dumb Pollack armchair Warrior can figure it out, so should EVERYONE else. This is just more Pseudo-Science that has infested every sector of our Modern day Society of Dogmas'....Archaeology/Megaliths/Origin of Species all fit nicely with all the others....i.e..
      *MAINSTREAM EMF Science is Pseudo-Science i.e. Industry PAID Agenda Junk Science, no different than VACCINE Pseudo-Science & Tobacco Science & Asbestos Science & Glyphosate/Round-Up Science & Cannabis Science & Bovine Growth Hormone Science & 2,4-d Science & Mercury Amalgam Science & GMO Science & Anthropogenic Climate Change Science & Lead Gas Science & Artificial Sweeteners Science & Pregnant Women-Fetus X-Ray Science & Downwinders Science & Nagasaki/Hiroshima Radiation Science & Fukushima Radiation Navy Sailors Science & Gulf War Syndrome Science & Depleted Uranium Science & DDT Science & Agent Orange Science & Geo-engineering Science & Cholesterol Science & Bio-SOLIDS Science & Autism Science* & I can go on & on & On , folks! *These are ALL Non-Replicable Agenda BIASED Science that VIOLATE the SCIENTIFIC METHOD = CORRUPTION/FRAUDULENT....FACT!!!*
      Hence, It's US against Them (the Remorseless Psychopaths, Fraudulent Scientists & *SKEPTIC Paid SHILLS* )
      Either, you're with the PEOPLE or the Psychopaths in Washington (& their buddies; DOJ, Saddam, VICP, Osama, Noriega, the Shah, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Trilateral Commission, Saudi's, Likud Coalition, Stalin, Israeli Govt., Hitler, etc.). It's real simple Folks..
      P.S. If you ever get pregnant or you have CHILDREN, especially a daughter, do not carry your cell phone on you OR work/sleep next to Wifi's/Smart Meters/EMF's, etc.. This is from the Yale University Medical *(don't listen to me)* , here's some honest ethical PHD's/MD's that are actually trying to improve the Health & Well being of the People. Developing fetuses are at EXTREME RISK, then Little Girls, because they are born with a *finite number of eggs, once those eggs are damaged it's PERMANENT.* Men can regenerate sperm, which is a positive for us, but CHILDREN in general have thinner skulls & more water in their brains, so the EMF's penetrate & persist worse. *Lab experiments with Rats & Mice, exposed to normal EMF's experience Fertility issues. By the 3rd Generation 40% were STERILE and by the 5th Generation ALL were STERILE. Our cells are no different than theirs.....(Mammals)*
      EVERYBODY BETTER WAKE UP or it WILL cost you TIME from your Life or worse, a Loved One & your Genealogy!!
      www.babysafeproject.org/
      www.bioinitiative.org/conclusions/ (EMF's cause DNA Damage, even the mitochondrial DNA!)
      Mobile Phone Mast Effects on Common Frogs (Rana temporaria) Tadpoles: The City Turned into a Laboratory
      www.researchgate.net/publication/44685415_Mobile_Phone_Mast_Effects_on_Common_Frog_Rana_temporaria_Tadpoles_The_City_Turned_into_a_Laboratory
      In closing, if anyone has a child that has been diagnosed with Autism or you suspect your child may have some of the attributes that are associated within the spectrums known as Autism. I'd invite you to research a Kerri Rivera with AutismONE. These folks have *CURED well over 402 kids of their spectrum diagnosis and have helped literally 1,000's upon 1,000's of kids all around the World in over 70 Countries. Western Medicine has NOT CURED ONE CHILD!!* ..... in addition *states it is IMPOSSIBLE to CURE Autism?.... nor are they even INTERESTED in LEARNING from someone who is SUCCESSFUL at HELPING ALL these KIDS & YOUNG ADULTS* ....WHAT??? This is the TRUTH and the FACT of the matter!?!? This is yet another PRIME example of Western Medicine FAILING the population of the ENTIRE world....PERIOD!! There is a CURE for Autism do NOT give up hope. Peace to all caring, logical, and ethical human beings.

  • @Ephilates2024
    @Ephilates2024 8 місяців тому

    Very clear presentation of a complex topic.

  • @TubeOnRichard
    @TubeOnRichard 29 днів тому

    Does the red acid mud melt rock quickly enough to use in construction or do you have to wait a year to set the next layer?

  • @gregmiell3037
    @gregmiell3037 3 роки тому +37

    neglects to "prove" some small details like how they cut, extracted, transported, lifted , and precisely placed the megaliths

    • @OliveMule
      @OliveMule 3 роки тому +3

      Exactly.

    • @fudgedogbannana
      @fudgedogbannana 3 роки тому

      ya if you want to nit pick

    • @xacob3
      @xacob3 3 роки тому

      Local guides say that the stones were lifted and placed many times while sanding down to make the perfect fit. Some have those little knobs to lift the rocks. Its really hard to believe tbh
      Ive been there many times and there are some HUGE rocks

    • @gregmiell3037
      @gregmiell3037 3 роки тому +1

      @@xacob3 "local guides" are spewing nonsense....nobody on this Earth knows who, when, why, or how megalithic structures all over the Earth were built...All we know for sure is that whoever did it understood a technology that we do not.

    • @steveblixt9437
      @steveblixt9437 3 роки тому

      @@fudgedogbannanaYou're funny.

  • @GTrainRx7
    @GTrainRx7 5 років тому +190

    Holy shoot! 30 second version. They dissolved the rock with acid from mining tailings. You're Welcome.

    • @eastlothian98
      @eastlothian98 5 років тому +7

      Interesting, if only we could see it tested

    • @aununally4274
      @aununally4274 5 років тому +12

      THE INCA THEMSELVES TOLD ALL THEY DID NOT I REPEAT (DID NOT) BUILD THESE everything other than this is a lie (FACT)

    • @keepingitreel...8037
      @keepingitreel...8037 5 років тому +7

      @@aununally4274 - I won't argue your point, but will simply add; well someone built them.
      In this video it was a question of "HOW," not "WHO."

    • @DusterBooster
      @DusterBooster 5 років тому +3

      @@aununally4274 Machu Pichu was definitely an Inca construction from a to z

    • @cuscof2
      @cuscof2 5 років тому +11

      @@aununally4274 I have read several of the Chronicles, some of them in the original medieval Spanish. The Inca never said any such thing. They said that they didn't build Piq'illacta (which the Huari built) or Puma Punq'u (which the Tiahuanacu built), but they told the Spanish which Inca built which megalithic site. Ollantaytambo and Quito were still under construction when the Spanish barbarians arrived, for the gods' sake!
      I don't know where that lie originated, but it's utter bullshit.

  • @sonnyshaw3962
    @sonnyshaw3962 10 місяців тому +2

    It's certainly an good theory, but my question is how did they move 100-200-300 ton stones across the the sacred valley from the quarry up the side of a mountain to Machu Picchu? I'll stick with the pre Incan lost civilization that had a technology far more advanced that even today's masonry abilities. In some place the quarries were 35 or more Kilometers away.

  • @miguelmouta5372
    @miguelmouta5372 Місяць тому

    Thank You for this interesting video. Now I’m looking for some reasonable hypothesis too for the large stairs on some Machu Pichu artifacts.

  • @Getoffmycloud53
    @Getoffmycloud53 5 років тому +19

    If they can replicate the more complex wall structures at scale we’ll start talking.

    • @lennypersonalized
      @lennypersonalized 5 років тому

      Without cranes that can lift more than 1200 tons.

    • @LukeTEvans
      @LukeTEvans 4 роки тому

      only if you volunteer to be a labourer

  • @georgegervais3733
    @georgegervais3733 Рік тому +10

    You have to consider they moved and placed those stones multiple times to effectively match the bottoms to the ones above. You dont lift tons of stone quicky so you can adjust your cuts to make them fit. I wonder if we really will ever know...

  • @davidwhiteford4936
    @davidwhiteford4936 Рік тому +1

    These volcanic rocks are formed in conditions of intense heat and pressure. I grasp how acidification could possibly soften a thin layer of rock that is in contact with the mud, but even if ample depth of softening were accomplished that would cause a state of dissolution of the rock material akin to accelerated weathering. What I can't envision is how the rock material reconstitutes itself without intense heat and pressure, that seems to violate the process of entropy. A solely chemical process seems unlikely though I agree a technique of dissolution and reconstitution to be the best explanation to this intriguing enigma!

  • @moctezuma112
    @moctezuma112 9 місяців тому

    Is there a video demonstration on this theory?

  • @romandybala
    @romandybala 4 роки тому +108

    I thought the rising inflection was bad. Sounds like the falling inflection is just as bad.

    • @MarkMasters...
      @MarkMasters... 4 роки тому +2

      Depressing either way.

    • @johnm.515
      @johnm.515 3 роки тому +3

      Rising blooooocksssss

    • @jalspach9215
      @jalspach9215 3 роки тому +3

      Jeezus! I'd rather be water boarded. Outta here by 3:39.

    • @MrHunterseeker
      @MrHunterseeker 3 роки тому +1

      @@jalspach9215 I made it to 1:30

  • @Salmontres
    @Salmontres 2 роки тому +12

    I was slowly losing my mind with how the granite could be cut, and you have no idea how important this video was to me! Thank you so much for putting this together, you just earned a subscriber and avid watcher.

  • @jrgordon47
    @jrgordon47 6 місяців тому +2

    I've always been impressed by what appears to be a lower stone course's ability to anticipate an upper courses needs/requirements. Would a builder, (I was one) jeopardize all their work, as courses continued upward. One mistake and you'd have to start dismantling what you'd just built. Remember the construction debris fields near the Pyramids... are there any here...?

    • @kriley9386
      @kriley9386 4 місяці тому

      There are NO construction debris fields near the pyramids.

  • @tommytwotone81
    @tommytwotone81 9 місяців тому

    You know nobody's right all the time, but most people will never admit it. This is why I appreciate you and your channel so much. In a world that's more and more increasingly filled with people subscribing to delusions and expecting everybody else to go along with it, here it's a person who subscribes to the truth! I'm with you my friend thank you.

  • @kherrick1
    @kherrick1 Рік тому +14

    I have to ask if this process to meld rocks together has shown repetitive results in a laboratory, although the chemical reaction could take place, the amount of available active chemicals that would be present between the rocks would be minimal to begin with, due clearance volume, and ever decreasing strength/activity due to process reaching completion / becoming neutralized or diluted as the process reached equilibrium

  • @cosmicantenna9244
    @cosmicantenna9244 4 роки тому +67

    Thanks for not answering the question in the most annoying way possible.

    • @jeremyt4292
      @jeremyt4292 4 роки тому

      He totally answers the question

  • @fins59
    @fins59 7 місяців тому

    I'm thinking that the heat that was required to set the 'mortar' could have been achieved not by fire but by friction ie by vibrating the stones in position.
    This could have been done by using cams operating lifting levers under the protruding knobs on the stones, which were mostly dressed off later.

  • @FenixDown147
    @FenixDown147 Рік тому

    @3:59
    Amazing seeing the same blocks in Puru as Egypt

  • @jeremiahmeraz9298
    @jeremiahmeraz9298 4 роки тому +89

    Apparently they ran out of funding when it came time for narrators.

    • @MarkAhrens-HeritageFilms
      @MarkAhrens-HeritageFilms 4 роки тому +8

      No kidding. Horrible.

    • @aldenunion
      @aldenunion 4 роки тому +4

      Maybe you can renew your cable subscription,then you wont have to be subjected to this gentlemans free gift to humanity.

    • @jeremiahmeraz9298
      @jeremiahmeraz9298 4 роки тому +4

      GotDramaAllergy ok Boomer

  • @larpren4625
    @larpren4625 3 роки тому +34

    "This is How They Built the Inca Stone Walls" quite a claim AA yet nobody ever replicated it yet!

    • @N3onDr1v3
      @N3onDr1v3 2 роки тому +1

      these days i laugh at the mainstream version of how these are constructed for the exact same reason. Until i see someone complete even a small structure that fits as well as these and egyptian blocks i will keep my mind open to all possible methods.

    • @cv4809
      @cv4809 Рік тому

      @@N3onDr1v3 what other possible methods are there that are not mainstream theories?

  • @09conrado
    @09conrado 25 днів тому +5

    Protrusions were commonly used to install large blocks of stone. They add holding points for ropes to handle the blocks. Usually these protrusions were removed after installing, but not always

  • @guydemullet303
    @guydemullet303 5 місяців тому

    There is the notion that harmonic vibration of the stones would wear away the fitted surfaces. So, only a rough fit would suffice on the inner surfaces and the acidic mud on the faces would soften those surfaces with the vibrations speeding up any hand fitting.
    Just a thought as stone cutting by high frequency water tools is pretty well understood now.

  • @paulfox4636
    @paulfox4636 5 років тому +61

    I'm getting sea sick listening to this. Skipping this video.

  • @felixe.5367
    @felixe.5367 3 роки тому +60

    Remember: The "testimony of the historic chroniclers" regarding acidic paste/mortar, large teams of diligent workers, and remarkable patience pertains only to the latter, cruder, upper parts of the structures. No one witnessed how the lower, perfectly-fit parts were constructed. This was done -- no one knows -- but maybe 1,000 years earlier.

    • @pasbert4812
      @pasbert4812 2 роки тому +6

      its the same bulldust as before , scientist trying to solve without actually knowing , there is no chemical reaction in 21st century chemistry knowledge that actually explains nor can be reproduced ... how many times did the narator , use the words theory , would ,should could , they still have zero clue , but say many words to justify their doctrates and PHD's .. we have lost the high tech that produced moulded melted stonework without fusion or the remains of stonework with precision cuts and lines that we can only reproduce with industrial diamond drilling and these muppets want to explain it was just patience and done with coarse to fine sand and polished with human hair over time ,,lol . From the "trumpets "of Jericho and Arc of the Covenant to the ancient Egyptians to the Tibetans and south American there are still living stories of the use of Vibration cones/cannons/trumpets to lift large stones , at least we have had success in in using this tech today but in its infancy we can only lift what we could by hand

    • @oltedders
      @oltedders 2 роки тому +1

      @@pasbert4812
      In other words...Horsesh¡t.

    • @gapeachnw4786
      @gapeachnw4786 2 роки тому +1

      Made before the flood.

    • @gregsummerson6524
      @gregsummerson6524 2 роки тому

      Did you actually watch the video

  • @willhall4037
    @willhall4037 25 днів тому

    I respect your honesty, as you learn, so do we. Thank you.

  • @seanhewitt603
    @seanhewitt603 Місяць тому

    This is the most logical explanation offered so far. It seems reasonable.

  • @PatHaskell
    @PatHaskell 5 років тому +63

    OMG, this is maddening!!!!!

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened 4 роки тому +1

      Being dumb enough to subject yourself to content you don't like? Haha, I bet.

  • @Cha4k
    @Cha4k 4 роки тому +23

    Thank you foooorrr
    This vide-ooooooh
    It was verryyyyy
    Informa-tivvvvvvve

  • @sunnindawg
    @sunnindawg Рік тому

    Fantastic! I always wondered if the entire block was carved to fit

    • @methylene5
      @methylene5 Рік тому +1

      It's baloney though, the theory stated here has never been replicated and acids don't act on rocks in a way that makes them soft or pliable.

  • @robertholman9917
    @robertholman9917 6 місяців тому

    Thanks again brilliant video 🫡👀🤔😀