Vince Lee proposed scribes and copers for large blocks, testing in 1986 PBS NOVA with partial success. Critics note no colonial accounts mention this method, and it doesn't explain wedge stones and bosses found at sites.
Alternative theory proposes scribing and coping for large blocks
Key facts
- Vince Lee proposed scribing method using measuring stick and plumb bob
- Plumb bobs recovered in archaeology, Quechua words for plumb bob in colonial dictionaries
- Lee tested method in 1986 PBS NOVA documentary with partial success
- Criticism: no colonial accounts attest to this method, doesn't account for wedge stones and bosses
- JP Protzen argues theory doesn't explain all construction features observed
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