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Part of a very finely woven piece of cloth. Where did the Egyptians get such complex techniques so early?

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With wood rollers and manpower it would have taken at least 600 years to handle the 2 1/2 million stone blocks in the great pyramid of Cheops.

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As in Peru, we are faced with fantastically accurate jointing of huge blocks of stone.

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This temple at Copan in Honduras is constructed according to the Mayan calendar with a fixed number of steps completed every 52 years.

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There is no recorded history of Tiahuanaco On the Gate of the Sun, above, carved out of a single 10-ton block, is the representation of a flying god flanked by forty-eight mysterious figures Legend tells of a golden space ship which came from the stars.

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On the great idol, is found information about astronomical phenomena covering an immense span of time.

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Once again what primitive people had techniques for handling and accurately jointing such huge blocks of stone, in this case water conduits 6ft long and 1 1/2ft

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'El Castillo at Chichen Itza, Mexico This also has been constructed according to the Mayan calendar The 91 steps on each side add up to 364 and the final platform gives 365.

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In Bolivia near Santa Cruz are long concrete constructions Could these really be roads for people who did not use the wheel'?

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Rock drawings from all round the world

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(Left) - From Rhodesia This reclining figure is clad in chainmail and wears curious headgear It might be the burial of a king It might just as likely be an astronaut receiving supplies.

(Right) - This drawing from South Africa shows a white figure dressed in a short sleeved suit with breeches, garters, gloves and slippers A rather surprising example of imagination on the part of primitive natives who went about naked

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This drawing was found by a Russian expedition.

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This drawing from Val Camonica in Northern Italy shows yet again the extraordinary obsession primitive man had with figures in suits and unusual headgear.

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More ancient drawings

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From Navoy.

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