Construction Process Made of granite, a high density material in the area. Some were chiseled from the granite bedrock of the mountain ridge. Built without the use of wheels, hundreds of men pushed the heavy rocks up the steep mountain side. Agriculture After the first reign of King, new construction was built near Machu Picchu, causing the road to Machu Picchu less traveled. Construction Timeline Archaeological evidence shows that people practiced agriculture in the Urubamba and adjacent valleys since B.
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The Intihuatana stone, the Temple of the Sun and the Room of the Three Windows are three structures in the citadel of Machu Picchu that the Incas built in order to observe celestial events. These structures were dedicated to the greatest deity, the Sun or Inti. The Intihuatana stone or Hitching Post of the Sun was used to indicate the date of the two equinoxes and other significant celestial periods.
Buildings and windows were strategically placed in order to observe astronomical events of importance to the Incas. These observations served to predict changes of season and were used as an agricultural calendar. For survival these events had to be carefully tracked.
Agricultural terraces on the south side of the citadel. Machu Picchu was completely self-contained. Its residents hardly went hungry, it produced enough food in its terraces to feed the entire community and had uninterrupted water supply from natural sources.
To be able to develop agriculture and feed the residents of the citadel the Incas needed reliable water supply, they could not count on rain alone. The Incas were expert aqueduct engineers and were able to channel natural sources of water to the city through subterranean and open canals for agriculture and human consumption. Water was a sacred element to the Incas, it represented fertility. At the south end of the city the Incas built numerous artificial terraces where they developed its local agriculture.
According to Inca custom, virgin girls of remarkable beauty were chosen to become priestesses to serve the Sapa Inca and the gods. Some of them became concubines and others were sacrificed to the Gods. It is believed that Machu Picchu housed a large number of them since skeletons were found buried in caves of which were women. The inaccessibility of Machu Picchu makes for a natural hide out to protect the Sapa Inca and his family from invaders. To protect the city the Incas built a 6 meter tall by 1.
The city was inhabited for just over one hundred years and no one knows for sure why the Incas abandoned such a magnificent city.
It is believed that the civil war between the brothers Atahualpa and Huascar had interrupted the food supply to Machu Picchu.
Another possibility is that it was affected by an epidemic that killed its residents. Whatever the reason, its residents deserted Machu Picchu before the Spaniards arrived in the Andes. It was forgotten for years until the American explorer Hiram Bingham rediscovered it in The Inca citadel is located 80 km northwest the city of Cusco , it sits majestically between the mountains of Machu Picchu and Wuayna Picchu in the most unreachable area of the Urubamba River.
Inca architecture is most known for its polygonal stones used in many religious buildings. One stone found in a temple wall in Machu Picchu is estimated to have at least 33 corners.
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