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At Least One Mystery is Solved at Pumapunku
The H-Blocks scattered around the site have stumped everyone for over millennia, but we finally have an answer to how they were made.
Ya know, I’m no expert when it comes to knowledge of ancient cultures. But I have always found them fascinating and learned quite a bit over the years. Though I’ve come to the conclusion that modern science greatly underestimates what ancient cultures were capable of. And it seems to me that perhaps, the ancients knew more than we do in many respects — and I don’t just mean in terms of hunting or foraging.
Stupendous monuments, structures, and complexes are found worldwide that defy what modern scholars and scientists deem possible of people at the time. Since many are built from stone, there are plenty of arguments, too, about when many of them were made, which only furthers the difficulties.
Though finally, it appears science is beginning to make some headway when it comes to at least one ancient site shrouded in mystery for over a thousand years. A place that the ancient Incas believed was where the world began — Pumapunku. While some secrets remain, scientists think they at least know how the bizarre H-Blocks were made.
