A video argues that Khmer builders at Bakong cut H-shaped recesses into stone blocks and poured molten metal into them as “staples.” It says six interlocking pieces secured the central lingam so that removal required breaking the upper mechanism. Iron clamps are documented at Preah Khan, but the Bakong locking system described here is the video’s proposed reconstruction.
Video proposes a 'Lego-block' locking system at Bakong
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Key facts
- The video argues that H-shaped recesses cut into Bakong stone blocks were filled with molten metal to lock adjoining blocks.
- It claims six interlocking components secured the lingam and that removing it required breaking the upper mechanism.
- Iron clamps are documented at Preah Khan’s Hall of Dancers, but the search results do not verify the Bakong-specific six-part mechanism or the poured-metal process described in the video.
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