Puma Punku !!!

                                                                       Puma Punku, Bolivia
                                                                             June 2014 

"Puma Punku" means the "The Door of the Puma" and is the source of many alien theories. These theories are based on the assumption that such precision cut, smooth and interlocking stone work found at Puma Punku could not have been done by the Tiwanaku natives without sophisticated machinery and aliens had played a role. Puma Punku is right across from the Tiwanaku site. Carbon dating suggests that the Puma Punku complex must have been built around 536 - 600 AD. It is believed that Puma Punku was destroyed by an earthquake. The sculpted stones on display were found 2 meters under ground. While some parts of Puma Punku have been excavated, a major portion of the site is still underground. The interesting aspects of Puma Punku are the massive stones (with the heaviest weighing around 130 tons), precisely cut geometrical shapes, the smoothness of the stones and the interlocking H-Block stones.

There are few unsolved mysteries about Puma Punku:

1. It has been confirmed that the stones of Puma Punku are from a quarries from more than 10 to 100 kilometers away.There are no tress in the area which could be used as rollers to move the stones. There is no evidence that Tiwanaku culture used wheels. How were these massive stones moved from the quarries?
2. The various shapes cut on on the stones require good understanding of geometry and look like they were done using a modern machine.  How did they do it?
3. The smooth surfaces of the well preserved stones look as if polished by a machine.!!!
4. The interlocking stones were precisely cut and fitted together at various angles such that not even a sheet of paper can be inserted in to their joints.  

 

The famous "H" blocks of Puma Punku. These massive stones were used to build the walls of Puma Punku structures.
The stones were so precisely cut and interlocked it is hard to imagine it was done by hand :) 

An array of unearthed stones with various geometrical patterns.

Massive stone blocks were fitted together by pouring molten bronze over the grooves cut in the adjacent stones.
It really looks like they used a stone cutting machine :)

Another example of precision:  perfectly spaced, drilled holes.

There are stones with more than 80 surfaces cut on them.
I counted 50 different surfaces just on the front side of this stone.

No one knows what kind of tools were used.

If you are interested, search Google for "Puma Punku Alien Theory". You will get lot of hits including youtube videos. Many authors have made lot of $$$ by publishing books about ancient aliens. :) I don't believe in these alien theories. I believe it is just arrogant to think that we are smarter than our ancestors ;)