Bob Mayer·Oct 22Baalbek: The 800-Ton BlocksIn Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, the Roman temples of Baalbek sit on a platform containing three limestone blocks — the Trilithon — each weighing…
Bob Mayer·Oct 21The Ark of the Covenant: Missing Since 586 BCEThe Ark of the Covenant is the rare mystery with detailed specs. Per the Book of Exodus: acacia wood overlaid with pure gold, about 4 feet…
Bob Mayer·Oct 14Puma Punku: Precision at 13,000 FeetPuma Punku sits in the Bolivian Andes at nearly 13,000 feet, part of the Tiwanaku site. Its stonework is what draws the attention: granite…
Bob Mayer·Aug 21The Moai: The Statues That WalkedEaster Island — Rapa Nui to its people — holds nearly 900 monolithic statues carved between roughly 1250 and 1500 CE. They average 13 feet…
Bob Mayer·Aug 5The Ancient Greeks Built a Computer and Then Nobody Built Another for a Thousand YearsIn 1901, sponge divers working off the Greek island of Antikythera found a shipwreck. Among the statues and pottery was a corroded lump of…
