Researchers Made 3900-Pound Boulders They Can Move by Hand, Giving More Insights Into Ancient Engineering - Gizmodo

Well, the article originally incorrectly claimed 25 tons for the largest "boulder," and you have to allow for several things like a lot of sophisticated materials engineering, but it is fun to watch the clips in Andrew Liszewski's article. And it helps make the case that aliens or magick weren't necessary to raise ancient monuments. Moreover, other demonstrations exist using rather simpler methods. For instance, Flint, Michigan's Wally Wallington has achieved amazing results, per Wally Wallington. Helpful perspective when evaluating claims behind such headlines as How Old is Human Civilization? Kickstart a Documentary Featuring the Work of Dr. Robert Schoch. Greg Taylor informs that a funding campaign for an expanded and updated documentary by the controversial archaeologist is nearing its end, and has already surpassed its original target as of this writing. A major element in discussions of mysterious much earlier civilizations is of course the lack of unambiguous records, which either dashes the basic premise for some, or supports the notion of a massive cultural retrogression for others. What if the effect of cataclysms natural or human-made could be mitigated by Transmitting Knowledge to the Other Side of the Apocalypse? Here Greg discusses possible past and concrete present efforts to assure a spark of civilization lasts through such disasters. (WM)

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