Evidence of Vitrified Stonework in the Inca

[brillbilly]

There has been much discussion about the Inca vestiges in the Peruvian Andes. It mostly revolves around whether the stones are vitrified or not. In these cases, vitrification appears to be present on different kind of stones, and seems to have been caused by deliberate action. This article will now concentrate on these Peruvian cases where there are indications of heat treatment.



The moontemple is located in the Sacsayhuaman archaeological parque. Very strange structures can be found here, including some caves, a type of altar, and heavily shining surfaces (vitrified rock) and pieces of the rock that look like they cut big parts out of the mountain as if it was a giant cheese. A snake form in the rock can be found too.




This rock is strongly vitrified with a very smooth and reflecting surface, inside of the cave.



On our DVD this is one of the chapters:



Identifying Vitrified Stones.

The following traits help to identify vitrified stones:
?The melted effect is obvious
?Reflection is high
?The layer refracts, diffracts and diffuses light
?A separate vitrified layer is present on the surface
?Damaged layers show a ´film´ on the stone
?The glazed layer is independent of rock type
?The surface is smooth to the touch even if the surface is irregular
?There is often associated heat discoloration surrounding the glaze

The diffraction effect can be seen in the video of ‘the Inca Throne’ at Sacsayhuaman. The rainbow effect is clearly captured by the camera. This is directly linked to the light passing through the glass layer and splitting into its constituent parts. After noticing this effect, it was also detected on videos of other vitrified stones. This can be viewed on this short video:


More pics and info here; blog.world-mysteries.com/science/evidence-of-vitrified-stonework-in-the-inca-vestiges-of-peru/

[brillbilly]

The more i look at these walls the more im thinking what im looking at is not some fantastic carved stonework,but walls made with Geo-polymer.
Looking at some of these walls seems to show that some of the Geo-polymer had defects that over time became visible?!


Sacsayhuaman is believed to have been a fortress. The interesting thing with these walls is that the builders took every measure to make the stones fit to an almost ridiculous degree of perfection in the most difficult shapes, while the front is rough and covered with deformations that make them look unfinished. That can bring up the idea, that these walls have been build in a much different way.

A bold theory

Professor Davidovits from the Geopolymer Institute in France has found a possible answer to these riddles. He asks if the Egyptian Pyramids at Gizeh have been build with a construction technique widely used in our time: Are Pyramids made out of concrete?
It seems ridiculous at first glance, but it solves a few nasty problems that couldn't be solved yet with the established theories. For instance: how did the pyramidbuilders in Egypt manage to haul the stones up to the summit, where the workspace is reduced to virtually nothing? All those man had to stand somewhere.
In short, his theory is that the 2 million blocks of limestone that make up the core of the pyramid of Chufu (Cheops), have not been cut into shape, but the limestone was solved in water, brought to the building place in small portions and then the blocks were cast in situ.

This approach can also be applied to the precision-fit Inca walls: Apparantly, the ancients knew a technique to dissolve or softenthe stone by use of acid plant extracts! Before you start laughing, take a closer look at these images (click the images to see larger, detailed versions in a new window):