Puma Punku's ~100 H-blocks were carved during the Tiwanaku period (A.D. 500–950), spanning roughly 450 years. That's about one per 4–5 years. Where were the other artisans working?
Tiwanaku's 100 H-blocks: 1000-year empire, limited output puzzle
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Key facts
- Puma Punku at Tiwanaku dated to 8th or 9th century AD
- Tiwanaku was empire capital for approximately 1000 years
- Only about 100 finely carved H-blocks exist at Puma Punku
- Tiwanaku area was similar in size to the Kingdom of Cuzco
- City was abandoned for 200 years before Inca arrival
- Archaeologists made mistakes adding cheap work atop finer blocks
Site mentioned
Sources
Pumapunku - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
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Ancient cities of Tiwanaku and Puma Punkuroamingourway.com
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Tiahuanaco Monuments (Tiwanaku / Pumapunku), Bolivia are made of geopolymer artificial stones created 1400 years ago.
A Bayesian chronology for the collapse of Tiwanaku - PMC - NIHpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Here we present a generational-scale chronology of Tiwanaku using Bayesian models of 102 radiocarbon dates, including 45 unpublished dates. This chronology ...
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