Where stone remembers what history forgot
Documenting the world's most extraordinary ancient stone constructions — from the pyramids of Egypt to the megalithic walls of Peru.
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Turkey
28 sites
Egypt
21 sites
Peru
14 sites
Italy
12 sites
Menorca
12 sites
Sardinia
11 sites
The Netherlands
9 sites
Mexico
8 sites
Germany
4 sites
China
3 sites
Laos
3 sites
France
2 sites
Greece
2 sites
Israel
2 sites
Spain
2 sites
Syria
2 sites
Thailand
2 sites
UK
2 sites
Cambodia
1 sites
Jordan
1 sites
Lebanon
1 sites
Myanmar
1 sites
Tibet
1 sites
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Ranked by number of documented construction anomalies.
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Mexico
12
Chichén Itzá
Acoustic Engineering
Astronomical Alignment
Civilising Sky Gods
12
Egypt
12
Pyramid of Khufu
Acoustic Engineering
Astronomical Alignment
Devolution
11
Cambodia
11
Angkor Wat
Astronomical Alignment
Devolution
Giant Builder Legends
11
Mexico
11
Cholula
Astronomical Alignment
Axis Mundi / World Mountain
Civilising Sky Gods
11
Egypt
11
Pyramid of Menkaure
Astronomical Alignment
Devolution
Heavy Erosion
10
Lebanon
10
Baalbek
Astronomical Alignment
Devolution
Heavy Erosion
10
Egypt
10
Osirion
Devolution
Heavy Erosion
Hydraulic Engineering
9
Peru
9
Machu Picchu
Astronomical Alignment
Devolution
Disconnected Stairs
I started this journey to understand how our ancestors built structures that still defy modern explanation.
Tracing Origins is a personal documentation of ancient stone works visited around the world. This is a hobby to the origins of civilization — an attempt to record, photograph, and understand the extraordinary stone constructions left behind by our ancestors.
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