Ancient Origins
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Ollantaytambo

What the Show Claims

  • Massive stone blocks transported from quarry 6 miles away across a river valley
  • Wall of Six Monoliths shows signs of advanced alien stone-cutting technology
  • Temple hill formation resembles a face when viewed from certain angles
  • Knobs on stones may be remnants of an anti-gravity lifting mechanism

What Archaeology Says

Built by the Inca emperor Pachacuti in the 15th century as a royal estate and religious site. The massive pink granite monoliths of the Temple of the Sun were quarried from a site across the Urubamba River and moved using ropes, levers, and earthen ramps. The site is also notable as one of the few places where the Inca successfully resisted the Spanish.

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