Ollantaytambo pre-Inca megalithic blocks with impossible precision. Temple of the Sun at Ollantaytambo contains pink granite blocks with scoop marks suggesting stone softening technology Polygonal masonry with multi-ton blocks fitted together without mortar Knobs on stones are a worldwide megalithic phenomenon found in Peru, Bolivia, China, Egypt

Pink granite blocks at Ollantaytambo show scoop marks of debated origin. Multi-ton blocks fitted without mortar. Original megalithic work dwarfs Inca repairs. Alternative researchers theorize the site may predate Inca — a claim mainstream archaeology contests.

Key Facts

  • Temple of the Sun at Ollantaytambo contains pink granite blocks with scoop marks suggesting stone softening technology
  • Polygonal masonry with multi-ton blocks fitted together without mortar
  • Knobs on stones are a worldwide megalithic phenomenon found in Peru, Bolivia, China, Egypt
  • Gateway of the Gods section predates Inca by thousands of years
  • Inca repairs using small rough stones and clay mortar are visibly inferior to original megalithic work
  • Some granite blocks weigh several tons and are perfectly rectangular with 90-degree edges
  • Core drill hole marks visible on cut stones require technology harder than granite such as diamond
  • Precise saw cuts through granite appear to stop mid-stone
  • Andesite rock cut at heights 130 ft above valley floor with no evidence of ramps or roads for transport
  • Many researchers believe site is at least 12,000 years old, possibly built after Younger Dryas cataclysm

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