| This picture originates, according to its source, from
Cusco (probably meant generically; according to the looks of it,
Sacsayhuaman is more probable). It is representative for the method of building all over the region.
For
a technical reason, one can think of the fact that this kind of irregular
but highly fitting structures are probably the most resistant to earthquakes
of any known ancient construction method.
However, in the top version, the arrows point to places where the
neighbouring stones follow each other contours to an amount of detail that
technically absolute has no sense other then when would try to make the
structure watertight, especially in the corners. Even an esthetic background
is unlikely, because this kind of detail would hardly be visible from all
but the most closest ranges. For an example of how one would expect normal
stone work of this nature to look, click
here.
The bottom picture point to regions where one sees what seem to be small
ridges sticking out, as if the material has been pushed away; this is most
clear for the region on the right. The discolouring around many other parts
of the bounderies could be consistent with this outflowed material having
been removed when still mouldable. For another example click
here. |
