![]() ![]() Sector III is an open northwest facing area that Magli associates with a range of directions between 135° to 155° (or -55° to -25°) that are thought to have been important to the Incas. Is there any evidence of an earlier civilization at Machu Picchu? Temple of the Three Windows Another possibility is that the structures in this part of the site are the ruins of something that is much older, constructed by an earlier pre-Inca civilization. Archaeologists believe that the structures in Sector IV were constructed last and left unfinished by the Incas. In contrast with the kanchas, the structures in Sector IV consist of much more massive and precisely cut and fitted stones. Skipping Sector III for the moment, Sector IV contains the enigmatic Temple of the Three Windows and the Intihuatana. ![]() Magli sites evidence that the Incas could have conducted accurate celestial observations related to the solstices within these two sectors. The kanchas at Machu Picchu contain structures constructed from coarsely fitted stones that conform to the terrain and are oriented in generally eastern facing directions. Sectors I and II occupy the southeast and northeast portions of the site consisting of numerous compounds called kanchas. Figure 1 Machu Picchu divided up into four sectors (from Magli).įor the purpose of understanding the layout and orientation of the site, Giulio Magli divides Machu Picchu into four sectors (Figure 1). ![]() Most archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was built by the Incas for their emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century however, no one has been able to adequately explain all of the structures at the site in terms of technology that is thought to have been available to the Incas at that time. Unlike so many other places that were destroyed by the Spanish, Machu Picchu remained unknown to the outside world until its rediscovery by Hiram Bingham in 1911. This article discusses one of the sites, Machu Picchu, in greater detail. Before Atlantis introduces the idea that many ancient sites throughout the world might be far older than previously thought based on the alignment of these sites to previous locations of the North Pole. ![]()
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