The modern construction industry is capable of producing some wonderful architecture….. huge beautiful monumental buildings fabricated from a combination of materials.

The design of every modern building is however limited by plant/technological constraints – for example, a structural steelwork bridge has to be fabricated in small sections which are welded together in-situ – this enables the sections to be:

• transported to site on vehicles which have maximum weight limit
• Lifted into place by cranes – with a maximum weight limit

You would therefore assume that ancient structures would have been constructed from small manageable materials – in accordance with technological constraints of the time.

You would be wrong……..Ancient civilisations seemed to achieve the impossible but, just maybe they had knowledge, understanding and technology that has been lost or hidden from the modern world.

Below are examples of 5 mysterious ancient megaliths (please note-this is not a definitive list as there are many, many more)- Please note the geographical diversity of these examples

The logistics of construction/transportation/erection of these examples would be virtually impossible today – modern cranes can lift 1000 – 2000 ton weights cannot carry loads any distance.

1. The “Unfinished Obelisk”,  Egypt

   
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   In the Aswan quarry, Egypt “The ‘Unfinished Obelisk’ still lies in its quarry, detached on all but its lower side. If it had been extracted, it would have been 41.75 meters (137 ft) high with a base about 4.2 meters on each side. The total weight would have been about 1168 tons, heavier than any piece of stone ever handled by the ancient Egyptians, thought to have been cut between 1480 – 1450 BC.

2. The Baalbeck Foundation Stones, Lebanon

   
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   The three temples of Baalbeck in the Lebanon are thought to date back to 2000BC – Roman temples were built on top of the original structures. What is remarkable about Baalbeck ? Well, the largest temple has a row of three foundation stones – the “Trilithon” – each of which weigh about 750 tonnes each – so accurately cut and positioned, that it is impossible to fit a needle between them. A further cut stone has been found in a quarry three miles from the site which weighs approximately 1000 tonnes

3. The Axum Obelisk, Ethiopia

   
   Axum – image by Wakgira on Photobucket

   There are seven intricately carved obelisks (tomb markers) at Axum Ethiopia, bizarrely, the carvings seen to represent modern high rise buildings, with a door at the base and a series of windows above, thought to have been carved over 2000 years ago, each one from a solid piece of rock, four are standing and three have fallen over time. The largest – “The Great Obelisk” has fallen – but when intact would have weighed approximately 500 tonnes.

4. Solomon’s Temple, Israel

   
   Western wall israel – image by jakoury256 on Photobucket

   The photograph illustrates only one small part of the wall – considered to be the remains of Solomon’s Temple (also known as the First Temple). Construction is said to have been complete in 960BC.

   The Western-wall Stone, from the Western-wall tunnel has the largest stones at around 12m long, weighing 500 to 600 tons

5. Sacsahuamar Stones , Peru

   
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   The Sacsahuamar Site consists of three zigzagging stone walls – as you can see from the photographs, the stones are odd shapes and sizes and fit together like a jig-saw puzzle. Many of the stones have been broken down and plundered over the years – only part of the original structure remains intact.

   The largest of the stone blocks in this ancient fortress weighs between 150tons and 360 tons (sources vary). The stones were hewn from quarries several miles away from the site. The stones would have had to be lowered into a canyon, taken across a river and then up the side of cliff faces prior to being placed into their final position.

   The stones fit together so exactly that not even a blade of grass could slide between them.

   The builders attributed with the construction were the Quechua (Native Americans) in around 1508.

Lost Ancient Knowledge

We may never know the secrets of the methods of construction of these amazing ancient sites – but there have been some intriguing speculative theories put forward.

I have set out two cases where alternative methods of construction have been cited ….lost ancient knowledge.

The Interesting Case of Dr Jarl

This case study introduces an interesting concept – an ancient knowledge of levitation using sound or harmonics.

In the book, “Anti-gravity and the World Grid” there is a chapter – “Acoustic levitation of stones” by Bruce Cathie.

The chapter describes a phenomenon, witnessed and filmed on two separate occasions by a Swedish doctor, Dr Jarl – I have set out an abridged version of his account below

“During a trip to Tibet, upon the request of a college friend to treat a high Lama, Dr Jarl stayed in and lived amongst the Monks in a Tibetan monastery.

On a number of occasions, he was asked to attend a Tibetan building ceremony – this ceremony was known to a handful of Westerners, but had never previously been witnessed.

He was led down to into a meadow, ahead of him was a cliff face, at a height of about 250 metres, there appeared to be a plateaux in the cliff with an opening to a cave. The Monks were building a stone wall in front of the mouth of the cave.

A few of the Monks lowered themselves from the top of the cliff on ropes onto the plateaux and waited.

A large stone block (one metre long by half a metre across) was dragged by yaks to a stone plinth in the meadow, about 250 metres from the foot of the cliff. The stone plinth had a small indentation, or basin in the centre.

A collection of nineteen musical instruments (thirteen drums and six trumpets) were laid out in a 90 degree arc, approximately 60 metres from the stone plinth.

The monks began to beat the drums and blow the trumpets, others chanted and prayed, after about four minutes, Dr Jarl witnessed the stone raise slowly into the air and float up to the plateaux in the cliff, where the monks positioned it in the wall.

The construction lasted for several hours, with about five or six stones positioned per hour.”

Unfortunately, the two videos made by Dr Jarl were confiscated by the English Society who were funding Dr Jarls work and declared to be Status Classified. In the absence of footage, the whole testimony becomes purely a personal account – easy to refute or dispel.

The Curious Case of Coral Castle

Coral castle – image by Chiron0515 on Photobucket

Coral castle is located in Florida – the photograph shows a small part of the gardens vast array of stone statues (some weighing up to 30 tonnes) – carved and positioned by one man and one man alone – the late Edward Leedskalnin.

Edward was reported to have been seen moving the stones at night – by singing to them!!

He was a very private man, but was reported to have stated the following By “I have discovered the secrets of the pyramids, and have found out how the Egyptians and the ancient builders of Peru, Yucatan, and Asia, with only primitive tools, raised and set in place blocks of stone weighing many tons.”

He wrote a book … “all matter consists of individual magnets, and it is the movement of these magnets within material and through space that produce measurable phenomena, magnetism, and electricity, and these concepts involve the relationship of the Earth to celestial alignments.”

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