It's a massive site. How did they flatten a mountain? How did they quarry the stone, transport it and build these enormous structures 2500 years ago? They had an incredibly developed math and astronomy. It boggles the mind to be there and consider these things. And, of course, there's the fact of sacrificing human beings to the gods.
They played a kind of game similar to basketball. One article I read said that the losers were beheaded. Sounds like Red Sox fans. This is the ballgame court:
Wow those are GREAT pictures, ancient history is my favorite, I wish I could see that in person. Yes, I heard not only did they behead the losers but they then used the heads for polo. As you say, "how the hell did they do it ?". I watched a show on the Pantheon and never mind the 100,000 tons of marble they quarried, transported, carved and put in place, but the accuracy is astounding... they were off by 3mm on each end, and that was on PURPOSE! Now in 2000's we can't get a guy with nailgun to put flashing in right!
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