CodexMira
DeepEarly HoloceneNeolithicBronze AgeIronMedievalEarly ModernModern

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An Inca estate on a ridge at about 2,430 m, with mortarless ashlar walls.

ContinentSouth AmericaConfidence: measured
MaterialGraniteMohs 6-7 (mineral hardness scale)

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FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

1450 CE - 1572 CE

c. 1450-1572 CE

No claims found.
PurposeNo claims found.
MethodNo claims found.No claims found.

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The Torreon window frames the June solstice sunrise

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Ashlar walls fitted closely without mortar

Early Modern — Machu Picchu in context.

Early Modern, 1,500 CE to 1,800 CEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.Timeline4Machu Picchu, 1,450 CE - 1,572 CETaj Mahal, 1,632 CE - 1,653 CEMachu PicchuTaj Mahal1,550 CE1,600 CE1,650 CE1,700 CE1,750 CE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,511 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,450 CE - 1,572 CE.

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