Archaeological site Puma Punku dating controversy and impossible stonework. Traditional archaeological dating places Archaeological site Puma Punku around 500 CE Austrian archaeologist Arthur Posnansky proposed 17,000-year-old date based on solar alignments Structures built of granite and diorite with puzzle-fit precision

Archaeological site Puma Punku in Bolivia: traditional archaeology dates it after ~536 CE, but Austrian archaeologist Arthur Posnansky proposed 11,000–17,000 years old based on archaeoastronomy and geological comparisons. Built of andesitic volcanic stone with puzzle-fit precision so tight a razor blade can't fit. Perfectly straight stones with identical circular holes. Already abandoned when Incas arrived, no record of builders.

Key Facts

  • Traditional archaeological dating places Archaeological site Puma Punku around 500 CE
  • Austrian archaeologist Arthur Posnansky proposed 17,000-year-old date based on solar alignments
  • Structures built of granite and diorite with puzzle-fit precision
  • Razor blade cannot fit between blocks
  • Perfectly straight stones with circular holes drilled at exactly same size and depth
  • Modern experts state site would be near impossible to replicate with modern technology
  • Site was already abandoned when discovered by Incas
  • No historical record exists of who built it or when

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