What was the purpose of the ritual stone Intihuatana built by the Inca?
Correct answer: It's an ancient astronomic clock
gonow
These ancient civilizations are such a mystery and so fascinating.
Laura
Interesting, looks vaguely like a sundial.
Marcy
maybe is used to tell Time by the position of the Sun ( i guess)
Eeore
Laura, and since back then the sun went around the flat earth, they could make the sun 'stand-still, giving them more time to plant and harvest. lol.
ray
Laura, That's exactly what it is.
Vallie
I hope they were charged a lot of $$$ for the damaged done to an ancient instrument.
little b
I've not heard of the ritual stone
BiGuy
Eeore, helped with the rotation of our galaxy
BiGuy
That is well said, I never heard of this Machu Pichu "sun clock" before
Little Luna
Eeore, 🤣
Kim
Very interesting. My first time hearing about it.
mj
I did not know that. I just gussed