From: were.ralph (were.ralph@virgin.net)
Date: Mon 22 Jun 1998 - 02:14:24 EEST
>You are thinking of the Incan City of Machu Picchu in South
>America.
>>Exactly how they did this is up there with concave-hollowed granite
>>vases and crystal skulls, needless to say.
>Not true. The trick is to chip away the bits that don't fit.
I understand that rather than 'chip away' at the stones (implying
chisel-like tools), they actually 'ground' away at them using sand (and
possibly water). This only makes the feat more remarkable in my mind!)
Ralph
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