Matthew LaCroix

So they called them things like Kalesi.

So Kalesi means castle or fortress.

But that's not at all what their original purpose was.

So this just gives you a really good snapshot example as we're talking about this is that

I started to notice, and that's why we did the documentary, is that the tees from Xavuz Tepe look really similar to the same motifs from Pumapunku in Bolivia, across the world.

The basalt stone, perfectly square stone blocks look really similar to Bolivia too.

And then Kefkalesi, the bas-relief, the step pyramid, the three level step pyramid design, okay?

And the three doorways, you start to see it mirrored around the world.

But these cultures are not supposed to have any contact

Not only that, but what they're building into is not adobe mud brick or anything primitive.

It's some of the hardest stone in the world.

So that's what's wild is that every stone you see is either basalt or andesite in most cases.

And it's, give me an example of how hard that is to work with.

You have what's called the Mohs hardness scale.

So you take zero, right?

Like diamonds at the top.

Yeah, diamonds is 10, right?

Well, these stones would be like seven, eight, or nine.

Wow.

Well, not only will it last the test of time, but they have piezoelectric mineral properties we're going to get into.