Voices and ceremonial sounds were emited with this stone.
In the old temple of Kalasasaya in Bolivia; it’s said that it was used as a loudspeaker stone. sculpted to amplify the human voice. I have traveled palaces, pyramides and cities of our ancient civilizations but it has to be the only place where I have seen a stone made in that way…
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It is amazing! Ancient people were truly amazing.
Yes, they paved the path to our amazing world ☺
True
It reminds me of an ear canal. Sound would be amplified through the narrow passageway.
Yes, it has a quite organic shape :-)
Nature’s very first megaphone. How ingenius!! I learn a lot from your fine blog, Francis. Thank you. 🏤
Actually it’s artificial ^^ It was sculpted by a master. At least that what the text said there :-) thank you for your kindness, Rose.
It’s still beautiful and ingenious! Thanks for clarifying :)
It’s quite beautiful.You’re very welcome, Rose : )
“Form Follows Function” this is cool. Thanks for sharing.
But there is also a bit of “Form Follows Fantasy” as well, it’s not common.
Said that I am happy to see you, Kim. I always visit your publications but I had the feeling for your time (as you told me about your time) was not the best to comments; so I´ll take advatage to wish you a good and better new year. I am happy to have known you in the previous year, regularly I miss your presence and your portraits of the seasons across your magic lake.
Tiwanaku makes for interesting early morning coffee reading :) I’ll have to bookmark the page on Wikipedia. I can’t afford to get distracted today! But thanks for introducing the subject :)
Have a great day!
I will not distract you then ;-) Tiwanaku is a mystery still not solved…
Great day for you as well, Melissa :-)
wow, it’s wonderful… the sound stone…
and i love the texture of that red rock, especially in the upper left corner of the photo… i couldn’t explain why… some sort of resonance… it’s incredibly beautiful to my eyes…
Looking at the picture again, it looks like a mouth, open to sing.
A lady singing louder and beautifully, her eyes closed: ´0´
Perhaps nostalgia of a texture or a place, or the skin of some person or animal… I think in the dinosaurs I saw when child : )
I have never seen anything similar before – interesting.
Thank you Inger, it’s the only thing of its kind actually I’ve ever seen in Perú or Bolivia.