𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 (30 images)

[Murray Foote]

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(Medina Azahara, Antequera Dolmens and Malaga Alcazaba).
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Once again, Click here for 30 images and commentary.
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[Asher Kelman]

There are so many images that I commend to the reader but three sections stand out.

1. The round decorative Islamic stone archways and entrance ways of architecture in the region.

2. The 5500 year old copper are stone tombs that ate a national heritage and draw visitors to marvel at the simple passivity.

3. The modern Turkish architecture,,riders, packed with structure and having a tradition of great design.

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Murray,

Once again for taking us to marvelous places and sparing our limbs the aches and strains by once more, so generously sharing your rich well-crafted photographs.

Here, let me draw attention the impressive rock tombs you have introduced us to!

One might wonder how copper-age settled farmers could possibly move 7 ton slabs of sandstone. So I studied that matter. Briefly here’s how they did it!

Sandstone, however massive it seems, is not chiseled off the rock formation. Inatead, wooden wedges were forced into cracks and gaps in the rock face, soaked with water so the wood swells or else, the rocks were heated with fires, then quenches rapidly with water, splitting away a giant slab.

Now the massive slab was ready for moving to a site with ropes of rawhide!A team of 7-10 men could drag slabs over crushed stone, over logs or fat at about 1mph.

Typical sequence:

1. Dig a trench for the chamber.
2. Tilt one massive slab into the trench as a wall.
3. Fill behind it with soil for support.
4. Repeat for the opposite wall.
5. Slide the roof slab up an earthen ramp.
6. Remove the temporary earth or leave it as a burial mound.

The key idea:
The earth itself functioned as scaffolding and cranes.

 

[Asher Kelman]

I am still very impressed at the apparently very straight edges!

 

[Murray Foote]

Clearly extraordinary. Though the location is very specific I seem to recall reading that the source of the stone was quite close.

Andalusia is definitely a zone of remarkable history and great wonder.