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Anthropology

keithbvadu2

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3. WOW! How did they get the materials up there?

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 11, 2019, 11:46 PM

Aug 2019

WOW! How did they get the materials up there?

Unless they have cable cars or helicopters, it all would have to be brought up on foot to build the town and work the mines.

Food would be a continuous need.

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Wow, even higher than Machu Picchu Historic NY Aug 2019 #1

WOW! How did they get the materials up there? keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #3

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