What is the Puma Punku in Bolivia?
Puma Punku is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in Bolivia that is steeped in wonder and mystery. The architecture found in the ruins astounds archaeologists and historians and has inspired advanced ancient civilization and ancient alien theories.
How were the walls of Puma Punku assembled?
In assembling the walls of Puma punku, each stone was finely cut to interlock with the surrounding stones and the blocks fit together like a puzzle, forming load-bearing joints without the use of mortar. One common engineering technique involves cutting the top of the lower stone at a certain angle,…
Is Puma Punku the oldest archaeological site on Earth?
When an Austrian explorer named Arthur Posnansky performed a study on Puma Punku back in 1926 he put forward the idea that it’s one of the oldest archaeological sites on the face of Earth – dating back to at least 13,000 BC. Posnansky was one of the first modern explorers to examine the site but his hypothesis continues to have many supporters.
What happened to the Pumapunku culture?
Decades of drought struck around 1000 AD, and the city of Tiwanaku was abandoned, and its people and culture dissolved into the surrounding mountains. Five centuries later, the Inca Culture developed. So within the context of Tiwanaku, Pumapunku does not leap out as extraordinary.
Could Puma Punku have been built by aliens?
Perhaps the carbon dating results were wrong due to contamination of the samples, or that Puma punku was built by another civilization that came across the ocean, built the complex and left. Some believe that Puma punku couldn’t have been built without help from alien beings.
Are archeologists baffles by Pumapunku?
Contrary to Ancient Aliens’ claims that archeologists are baffled by Pumapunku, Archeologists know the basics about how Pumapunku’s stones were cut and shaped. [9] [10] This is partly because there is evidence for this all over the site itself.
Is Pumapunku all perfect right angles?
It’s important to keep in mind that Pumapunku would have been built 1000’s of years after the Egyptians, who had all kinds of squares and plumb bobs and levels and so on [26], it’s a pretty basic stone working tool. That being said, despite what Ancient Aliens says, Pumapunku is not all perfect right angles.