Knowledge spread without writing across continents. In South America, people building Titiqaqa, Cusco in Peru had no writing yet created exceptional stonework Inca spread stoneworking knowledge to Ecuador (Ingapirca) thousands of kilometers away in about a decade In Georgia, cyclopean walls were built in 3rd millennium BC but writing only appeared in 4th century AD
The Inca had no traditional writing yet spread exceptional stoneworking from Cusco to Ingapirca in Ecuador — thousands of kilometers — over roughly a century of imperial expansion. In South America, people building Tiahuanaco near Lake Titicaca and Cusco in Peru had no writing yet created exceptional stonework. Inca stoneworking knowledge eventually reached Ecuador (Ingapirca) thousands of kilometers away over generations of imperial expansion. In Georgia, cyclopean walls were built in the 1st millennium BC but writing only appeared in the 3rd-4th century AD. In Sardinia, the Nuraghic people developed a undeciphered script despite being surrounded by Romans, Greeks, and Carthaginians. Linear A and Linear B in Greece were found at non-cyclopean sites or in palaces, unusable by wall builders.
Key Facts
- In South America, people building Titiqaqa, Cusco in Peru had no writing yet created exceptional stonework
- Inca spread stoneworking knowledge to Ecuador (Ingapirca) thousands of kilometers away in about a decade
- In Georgia, cyclopean walls were built in 3rd millennium BC but writing only appeared in 4th century AD
- In Sardinia, the Nuraghic people never wrote despite being surrounded by Romans, Greeks, and Carthaginians
- Linear A and Linear B in Greece were found at non-cyclopean sites or in palaces, unusable by wall builders
Related site: Wat'a, Cusco — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: The builders had a secret - No one ever wrote about building cyclopean walls. by One-eyed giant building walls