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originally posted by: Hanslune
originally posted by: JamesTB
The thing is these marks/grooves (Baalbek) don't appear to have been made by chisels. That's the conundrum.
So what is that image of? Context remember?
We were speaking about one stone and you seemed to have switched to another??
originally posted by: Patriotsrevenge
a reply to: JamesTB
The Romans did not build the Temples in Baalbek. They have similar design but Baalbek was a major home to the Giants of the Bible. No man could lift or even think about moving most of the stones there. Its no shocker that every door or opening-entryway is huge. They were big buildings for very big people. They were sons of the Watchers IE: The Fallen ones.
Baal was a real god, a Watcher and this is where he was worshiped, that is his Temple where they did blood sacrifices of humans to him.
These caves were made by Humans to get the hell away from the Giants.
originally posted by: Hanslune
a reply to: JamesTB
Thanks for the attempt at context. And what did that Russian party come up with?
You have images do you have link to their page?
Edited to add here is a link
Large stone being cut up - interesting
My remarks on iron chisel was with the first stone you put up not with the ones from what appears to be elsewhere.
It might be useful for you to post a link to where the photos are coming from.
However, in the close ups I note that the lighter lines seems to be inclusions in the matrix of the limestone itself but its not entirely clear.
originally posted by: Jarocal
Using your pics I have deduced how they moved them. Obviously those rubber tires are contemporary to the quarrying of the blocks.
originally posted by: jashn20002000
a reply to: the2ofusr1
Which really makes you wonder how they managed to move something that was 800 tons let alone lift it twenty feet in the air thousands of years ago when we today would not be able to move a stone that is 400 or 800 tons let alone at the level of precision that they moved them. Hell who cut them out for that matter the cuts look pretty sharp.
originally posted by: jashn20002000
a reply to: the2ofusr1
Which really makes you wonder how they managed to move something that was 800 tons let alone lift it twenty feet in the air thousands of years ago when we today would not be able to move a stone that is 400 or 800 tons let alone at the level of precision that they moved them. Hell who cut them out for that matter the cuts look pretty sharp.
originally posted by: Jarocal
Doubt be ridiculous. Obviously thothey were gifted vulcanized rubber tech by the annunaki. Chocolate would have melted...
originally posted by: bluemooone2
The largest hewn stone in history. The Temple of Jupiter is here. www.atlasobscura.com...#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20the%20trilithon,equivalent%20to%20three%20Boeing%20747s.
originally posted by: Hanslune
a reply to: JamesTB
To determine how those cuttings were made you'd need to do a close up inspection of the cutting marks, looking for chisels or other marks.
If Roman there would be iron chisel marks.
originally posted by: Blue Shift
originally posted by: JamesTB
How were those marks made? What tool was being used?
Ropes with quartz embedded into them?
originally posted by: merka
originally posted by: jashn20002000
a reply to: the2ofusr1
Which really makes you wonder how they managed to move something that was 800 tons let alone lift it twenty feet in the air thousands of years ago when we today would not be able to move a stone that is 400 or 800 tons let alone at the level of precision that they moved them. Hell who cut them out for that matter the cuts look pretty sharp.
As evident by the pictures... They didnt manage to move the largest stone as its still laying abandoned in the quarry.
The largest stone moved is 1250-1500 tons (thunderstone, 18th century).
Using modern machinery, we have cranes today that can lift things over 20,000 tons 80 meters straight in the air.
I dont quite see your argument. We can most certainly lift puny 400 ton stones at a laughable 20 feet if we really set our mind to it. That's lightweight.
originally posted by: bloodymarvelous
originally posted by: Hanslune
a reply to: JamesTB
To determine how those cuttings were made you'd need to do a close up inspection of the cutting marks, looking for chisels or other marks.
If Roman there would be iron chisel marks.
Would that be an effective way of determining whether the Romans made the larger stones?
Anyone who possesses iron isn't going to use pounders. So there should be some residue from the iron chisels if the Romans made them.
originally posted by: Hanslune
originally posted by: bloodymarvelous
originally posted by: Hanslune
a reply to: JamesTB
To determine how those cuttings were made you'd need to do a close up inspection of the cutting marks, looking for chisels or other marks.
If Roman there would be iron chisel marks.
Would that be an effective way of determining whether the Romans made the larger stones?
Anyone who possesses iron isn't going to use pounders. So there should be some residue from the iron chisels if the Romans made them.
When the DAI finished their century long excavations at Baalbek I don't recall their mentioning anything about 'chisel' marks on those stones but I read them a long time ago, Harte read it too perhaps Bryd? You guys remember anything?
www.academia.edu... tween_the_Temples_at_Heliopolis_Baalbek_and_
www.academia.edu...
gilgamesh42.wordpress.com...
Hey Harte do you have a valid link to the two main DAI studies the one Blackmarketer post here some years ago?