Peru discovery 2025

[pianopraze]

Can’t get at the info as it is paywalled.

that raises red flags to me. But the pics are cool: Twitter link to bigger pics

[Maxmars]

I hope that this proves true and valid...

It is the kind of hearsay report, with A-list referenced names, technical terms...
it could be click-bait or maybe not.

But sorry, I'm not paying.

Nevertheless, megaliths are always interesting.

[Sirius]

Timothy is an interesting dude. Heart of gold, a burning passion. I hope he finds what he seeks.

[Chiefsmom]

Would be nice if Graham Hancock goes and investigates, so we can all learn about it.

Interesting, in the picture of the wall, the "rail" that runs along it almost looks metal, and it looks like there is some kind of "bracket" or "pipe" holding it up in the middle.

[Byrd]

I hope that this proves true and valid...

It is the kind of hearsay report, with A-list referenced names, technical terms...
it could be click-bait or maybe not.

But sorry, I'm not paying.

Nevertheless, megaliths are always interesting.

A better headline would be "Graham Hancock discovers basalt flows!"

The Pacific side of Peru is volcanic, and a large part of that is sheets of basalt.  Rocks shaped by humans look different -- look closely and you can see the layers in the rock and how they are actually continuous horizontal lines (extending across the blocks.)  There's some wavering (up and down motions) in the lighter blocks that are matched (and rather roughly; not tightly fitted, like stonework) by the darker blocks above.

That's a sure sign that it's geology.

Ancient human stonework isn't that neat and tidy.  If you look at the grain in other monoliths, you will see that the blocks must have been moved because features (sedimentary lines) don't appear in the same location across a 20 foot section of multiple blocks.

[KKLoco]

A better headline would be "Graham Hancock discovers basalt flows!"

The Pacific side of Peru is volcanic, and a large part of that is sheets of basalt.  Rocks shaped by humans look different -- look closely and you can see the layers in the rock and how they are actually continuous horizontal lines (extending across the blocks.)  There's some wavering (up and down motions) in the lighter blocks that are matched (and rather roughly; not tightly fitted, like stonework) by the darker blocks above.

That's a sure sign that it's geology.

Ancient human stonework isn't that neat and tidy.  If you look at the grain in other monoliths, you will see that the blocks must have been moved because features (sedimentary lines) don't appear in the same location across a 20 foot section of multiple blocks.

Good GAWD, Byrd! do you actually believe the shiz you spew? I understand that you cling to your archeological credentials. However, where is the limit on new discoveries? It's like you're a broken record anytime a new discovery is unveiled. What's concerning, is the fact that you discount any prior advanced civilization. The evidence is overwhelmingly there. Deny it all you want.

[Nerb]

Too early to speculate too much me thinks.

Either completely geological as Byrd thinks or built using Magic by people in the middle of nowhere.

Everybody's right, and wrong "ish".

I just want to have a slide down the slope and climb the wall.

[Byrd]

Good GAWD, Byrd! do you actually believe the shiz you spew? I understand that you cling to your archeological credentials. However, where is the limit on new discoveries? It's like you're a broken record anytime a new discovery is unveiled. What's concerning, is the fact that you discount any prior advanced civilization. The evidence is overwhelmingly there. Deny it all you want.

Oh, no doubt there are a lot of unfound cities and villages there.  But that wasn't one of them. Human built things will have certain properties, even if it's just rough cut rocks that were stacked without mortar.  Humans also make use of flat basalt surfaces as roads...though they didn't create the road.

But the things he's pointing to are geology, not archaeology. 

Here's a case where radar surveys can better identify lost places and "unusual lumps to be investigated."

[pianopraze]

Great points all around.

look forward to the lidar imagery. As has been pointed out there are a lot of cities they are discovering with lidar.