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Anthropology

Ichingcarpenter

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1. Ollantaytambo has three distinct building styles

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 09:21 AM

Oct 2015

Which suggest three different cultures contributed to this site

1. The giant megalithic style which I think is the oldest

examples here with 70 ton blocks which came from a quarry across the valley and a river and up a mountain

http://hiddenincatours.com/mysterious-megalithic-master-works-at-ollantaytambo-peru/

2. semi megalithic style

3. Inca style.with mortar

ollantaytambo royal granaries

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Ollantaytambo has three distinct building styles Ichingcarpenter Oct 2015 #1

OMG. Wonderful. So much to take in about this. Wow. I appreciate these images and info. so much. Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #2