#6 archeologist- "By the way, those walls are in Kuzco, Peru." me- "Oooh, right. The walls. The walls for Kuzco. The walls chosen specially to protect Kuzco. Kuzco's walls.... Those walls?"
#39 Stacking rocks in a pyramid shape (or "pile" to use layman terms) is simply the easiest and most efficient way to make an impressive structure and have it not fall down. I'm not being patronizing, it's just basic geometry and why ancient civilizations all over the world have constructed them. Also, dinosaurs existed all over the planet and when people discovered the fossils, they had no idea what they were. This explains why mythical creature legends (like dragons) exist in almost every ancient culture.
"The Aqueduct At Machu Picchu, Dating Back To 1200 Bc, Stands As One Of The Remarkable Examples Of Functional Ancient Hydraulic Systems In The Americas, With Three Such Structures That Continue To Operate To This Day"
#6 archeologist- "By the way, those walls are in Kuzco, Peru." me- "Oooh, right. The walls. The walls for Kuzco. The walls chosen specially to protect Kuzco. Kuzco's walls.... Those walls?"
#39 Stacking rocks in a pyramid shape (or "pile" to use layman terms) is simply the easiest and most efficient way to make an impressive structure and have it not fall down. I'm not being patronizing, it's just basic geometry and why ancient civilizations all over the world have constructed them. Also, dinosaurs existed all over the planet and when people discovered the fossils, they had no idea what they were. This explains why mythical creature legends (like dragons) exist in almost every ancient culture.
Given all the historical evidence available, empirical and anecdotal, it is, and always will be, the most logical conclusion.
me- "Oooh, right. The walls. The walls for Kuzco. The walls chosen specially to protect Kuzco. Kuzco's walls.... Those walls?"
Also, dinosaurs existed all over the planet and when people discovered the fossils, they had no idea what they were. This explains why mythical creature legends (like dragons) exist in almost every ancient culture.