Luke Caverns
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Yeah, kind of just adding on to that. So what he was saying about that formula where he could plug in a theoretical weight of an Olmec head and he really couldn't get... You know, if you put a three-ton Olmec head on a raft that would wedge going down the river system, you know, then it would still sink the raft. Well, the smallest head is five tons. The largest head is the La Cobada head.
And I've seen estimates at least 42 tons. And then now in the last few months, maybe the last six months, I've seen the estimate up at like 50 tons.
And I've seen estimates at least 42 tons. And then now in the last few months, maybe the last six months, I've seen the estimate up at like 50 tons.
And I've seen estimates at least 42 tons. And then now in the last few months, maybe the last six months, I've seen the estimate up at like 50 tons.
From La Venta, 70 kilometers.
From La Venta, 70 kilometers.
From La Venta, 70 kilometers.
That's huge. And so, no, we don't know how they moved them.
That's huge. And so, no, we don't know how they moved them.
That's huge. And so, no, we don't know how they moved them.
No, no. It's pretty hard. Limestone's much, much softer than it. Oh, really? Yeah. Basalt's one of the harder stones in Mesoamerica.
No, no. It's pretty hard. Limestone's much, much softer than it. Oh, really? Yeah. Basalt's one of the harder stones in Mesoamerica.
No, no. It's pretty hard. Limestone's much, much softer than it. Oh, really? Yeah. Basalt's one of the harder stones in Mesoamerica.
Basalt can be right there with granite. Really? Yeah. Oh, it's 43 miles. In fact, in Sterling's papers, he- Through a swamp. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, yeah, you're taking that through all different types of terrains.
Basalt can be right there with granite. Really? Yeah. Oh, it's 43 miles. In fact, in Sterling's papers, he- Through a swamp. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, yeah, you're taking that through all different types of terrains.
Basalt can be right there with granite. Really? Yeah. Oh, it's 43 miles. In fact, in Sterling's papers, he- Through a swamp. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, yeah, you're taking that through all different types of terrains.
But in some of Sterling's earlier papers, he actually describes, he found these huge columns that are, you know, this big around, you know, a few feet by a few feet thick and, you know, six plus feet tall that would have been sitting in the, I think there were some in the Red Palace. They're really basalt. They're extremely, extremely hard.
But in some of Sterling's earlier papers, he actually describes, he found these huge columns that are, you know, this big around, you know, a few feet by a few feet thick and, you know, six plus feet tall that would have been sitting in the, I think there were some in the Red Palace. They're really basalt. They're extremely, extremely hard.
But in some of Sterling's earlier papers, he actually describes, he found these huge columns that are, you know, this big around, you know, a few feet by a few feet thick and, you know, six plus feet tall that would have been sitting in the, I think there were some in the Red Palace. They're really basalt. They're extremely, extremely hard.
There are ways to move these things that don't involve modern technology. I'm a huge fan of this guy Wally Wallington. I want to meet him someday, but he built Stonehenge in his backyard in Michigan or Wisconsin single-handedly. He's a retired contractor.