الأربعاء، 11 يناير 2012

An adobe brick pyramid


Everyone has seen photos and movies featuring the Egyptian pyramids constructed of massive 2-ton limestone blocks.  But what if you want to build a pyramid and don't have large stones nearby?  Lima, Peru has eight-story high "huacas" - pyramids constructed of adobe bricks.  Awesome.

During restoration/preservation work there, archaeologists have recently found several intact "mummy bundles"of a woman and her three children.


Found at National Geographic, where there are several more photos.

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