A second monolith weighing 1,240 tons was found in Baalbek's western quarry, larger than the famous Stone of the Pregnant Woman. Carved into four blocks but never transported — likely because it sits about a kilometer uphill from the temple. Some researchers think it was deliberately left to mark a sacred spot.
1,240-ton western stone found in second Baalbek quarry
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- A second monolith weighing 1,240 tons was found in the western quarry at Baalbek
- The stone was carved into four separate blocks but never transported
- It is larger than the Stone of the Pregnant Woman and aligns with it
- The quarry sits approximately one kilometer from the main Baalbek temple, requiring uphill transport
- Stone may have been left as a marker of a sacred spot related to temple origins
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Baalbek, Quarry - Livius.orglivius.org
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