It is obvious that the ancients actually did know of a way to soften stone. It seems to be the
only thing that fits. How else could it have been done?
Fig.69Local legends repeatedly maintain that the walls were erected by giants, gods who raised the
stones in a single night. Legends also tell of how the edges of the stones would be rubbed with the
juice of a special plant which would soften the stone like clay and thus perfect the joint.
To think that simply because we have not yet located the small crimson plant Fawcett spoke of
in the myriad of unknown species that have yet to be discovered in the Amazon jungle certainly
does not mean that such a plant does not exist. To rule something out completely because it has
been found yet would be nothing short of foolhardy, with such an attitude we would never have
discovered electricity, that’s a given.
One of the more unfortunate things in the dilemma though, is that time is fast running out. We
may now never find any such plant. Not now that the main Amazon basin has been ruined by
American oil interests and the remaining forests are still being destroyed at the rate of at least 3
football fields a day. It’s almost like they’re trying to make sure all evidence of such a thing is
destroyed. But then, one should never attribute an action to malice when it can be adequately
explained by stupidity. Though, when one is considering the actions, motives and attitudes of
modern governments, unfortunately it’s usually the former. Such a plant may have already
become a victim of industry, lost forever in the technological crunch.
But then, thanks to a remarkable man, we may not need to find it...
Recent discoveries and work by a Dr Joseph Davidovits of the Geopolymer Institute have
produced some remarkable insights into the processes the ancients may well have used to
construct these amazing fortresses.
Softening Stone with Plant Extracts
Amazingly, a recent ethnological discovery has actually shown that some witch-doctors of the
HUANKA tradition remarkably, use no tools in the making of small stone objects, but in fact still
use a chemical solution made from plant extracts to actually soften the stone material!
According to Dr. Davidovits, in a paper that was written by Dr. Davidovits, A. Bonnett and
A.M. Marriote and presented at the 21st International Symposium for Archaeometry at
Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, USA in 1981: