Umsuka ongaqondakali we-'giant' megaliths yasendulo e-Yangshan Quarry

Kunobufakazi obuningi obusatshalaliswe emhlabeni wonke obufakazela inkolelo-mbono yokuthi impucuko yasendulo yezidalwa ezihlakaniphile yake yahlala eplanethini yethu, esiqondisa ekusaseni elingcono ngokuhlanganyela nathi ukuhlakanipha kwazo futhi isifundise izindlela zazo. Nokho, kunezimfihlakalo eziningi ezizungeze lo mbono.

Ngesizathu esingaziwa, cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo, izimpucuko eziningi zasendulo zaqala ngokuzumayo ukwakha izakhiwo ze-megalithic. Nakuba izincazelo ezihlukahlukene zakhiwe futhi zachazwa kabanzi eminyakeni embalwa edlule, lokhu kuhlala kungachazwa. I Ithiyori ye-Astronauts yasendulo kusikisela ukuthi impucuko yangaphandle komhlaba kusukela kudala iyona ebangela lokhu.

I-Megaliths yaseYangshan Quarry

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iYangshan Quarry, ihluke kakhulu kwezinye izakhiwo ngenxa yendlela engaqondakali futhi enkulu ngayo. Amakhilomitha angamashumi amabili ukuya empumalanga yeNanjing, eChina, entabeni yaseYanmen Shan, kulapho kutholakala khona inkwali edumile yaseYangshan.

Enye ingxenye yetshe okwakuthiwa yayiqoshwe uMbusi; sikhulu ngokuphindwe kayikhulu kunanoma yini umuntu ake aziwa ukuthi uye wathutha
Enye ingxenye yetshe okwakuthiwa yayiqoshwe uMbusi; sikhulu ngokuphindwe kayikhulu kunanoma yini umuntu ake aziwa ukuthi uye wathutha. © Wikimedia Commons

Itshe elikhulu elingaphelele elashiywa lingaqedwanga eYangshan Quarry ngesikhathi se-Yongle Emperor, umbusi wesithathu we-Ming Dynasty yaseChina, owabusa kusukela ngo-1402 kuya ku-1424, isimangalo senkwali sodumo.

Ngo-1405, i-Yongle Emperor, yayala ukuba kusikwe itshe elikhulukazi kule nkwali, ukuze lisetshenziswe eMing Xiaoling Mausoleum kayise ongasekho.

Izingcezu ezintathu ezihlukene zazisikwa futhi zenziwa kusukela entabeni. Ngemuva kokuthi umsebenzi omningi wokusika amatshe sewenziwe, abadwebi baqaphela ukuthi amabhulokhi ababewasika ayemakhulu kakhulu, futhi ukususa amatshe enkwali kuya kwa-Ming Xiaoling nokuwafaka lapho ngendlela efanele, kungenzeki ngokomzimba.

Umzimba we-stele ongaqediwe (kwesokudla) kanye nekhanda le-stele (kwesokunxele). Umsebenzi womklamo kadrako wawuqalwe ekhanda ngaphambi kokuba uyekwe umsebenzi
Umzimba we-stele ongaqediwe (kwesokudla) kanye nekhanda le-stele (kwesokunxele). Umsebenzi womklamo kadrako wawuqalwe ekhanda ngaphambi kokuba iphrojekthi iyekwe © Wikimedia Commons

Njengomphumela oqondile walokhu, iphrojekthi yayekwa, futhi izingxenye ezintathu ze-stele ezingaqediwe bezilokhu zikhona kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.

Ubukhulu bamabhulokhi amatshe amakhulu

I-Stele Base inobukhulu obungamamitha angu-30.35 ubude, amamitha angu-13 ukujiya, namamitha angu-16 ukuphakama, futhi inesisindo esingamathani angu-16,250 metric. Umzimba unobukhulu obungamamitha angu-49.4 ubude, amamitha angu-10.7 ububanzi, namamitha angu-4.4 ubukhulu, futhi unesisindo samathani angu-8,799. Ikhanda letshe lilinganisa amamitha angu-10.7 ukuphakama, amamitha angu-20.3 ububanzi, amamitha angu-8.4 ubukhulu, nesisindo samathani angu-6,118.

Ukuqhathaniswa kosayizi we-30,000 ton megalith © Michael Yamashita
Ukuqhathaniswa kosayizi we-30,000 ton megalith © Michael Yamashita

Uma zihlanganiswa, itshe okwakuthiwa zazama ngephutha lalingaba ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-73 ukuphakama—nesisindo esingaphezu kwamathani angu-31,000 1. Njengesisekelo sokubhekisela, imoto evamile inesisindo esiphakathi kwe-1.5 ne-1,250 ton. I-monolith enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni wasendulo kanye nesimanjemanje i-Thunder Stone engamathani angu-1,770, iRussia ilithutha ngo-XNUMX futhi ifana ne-outcropping embi engakaze iqoshwe.

Ukwehluleka ukwakha?

Amafulegi amaningana abomvu kufanele akhuphuke uma sicabanga ukuthi le akhawunti isuselwe ezenzakalweni zangempela zomlando: Yini eyenza izingcweti zomashi ze-Emperor zicabange ukuthi zingahambisa amabhulokhi amathani angu-31,000 amakhilomitha angu-20 phakathi kwezintaba?

Iqiniso lokuthi ukusikeka kuhluke kakhulu ngosayizi, ukuma, nokubekwa kubonisa ukuthi kwakungahloselwe ukuhlanganiswa noma ngisho nokususwa. Ukube bekunjalo, bebengeke basikwe kanye kanye nangezindlela eziningi ezahlukene.

Umsuka ongaqondakali we-megaliths yasendulo 'enkulu' e-Yangshan Quarry 1
Esinye isakhiwo samatshe esingakaqedwa sitholakala esifundeni esisenyakatho sezinkwali zamatshe zaseGibhithe lasendulo e-Aswan, eGibhithe. Abadali be-obelisk baqala ukuyiqopha edwaleni, kodwa kwavela imifantu egwadleni futhi umsebenzi washiywa. Ekuqaleni kwakucatshangwa ukuthi itshe linesici esingabonakali kodwa kungenzeka futhi ukuthi inqubo yokumba yayivumela ukuqhekeka ukuba kuthuthuke ngokukhulula ukucindezeleka. Ingxenye engezansi ye-obelisk isanamathele etsheni.

Amanani angakholeki amatshe ashintshiwe

Kubonakala sengathi kube nenani elikhulu letshe elihanjiswe endaweni, okungenye yezinto ezingavamile kakhulu zesayithi. Uma ubheka izindawo eziphakathi kwamabhuloki amakhulu nezintaba ezizungezile, kubonakala sengathi izigidi zamathani amatshe asusiwe.

Nakuba kwaziwa kabanzi ukuthi le ndawo yake yasetshenziswa njengendawo yokugubha inkwali, leli qiniso lilodwa alikwazi ukuchaza inqwaba yamatshe abonakala sengathi athuthiwe.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma indawo yayisetshenziselwa ukumba amatshe nokuyihambisa endaweni ethile, kwakwenziwa ngendlela engavamile kakhulu; njengokungathi kunomzamo wamabomu wokushiya izindonga eziphakeme, eziyisicaba, ezingabonakali kunoma iyiphi enye inkwali yasendulo.

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Ngakho-ke, noma sicabanga ukuthi othile noma okuthile okubanike isandla sokusiza, noma sikholelwa ukuthi benza umlingo ngendlela efanayo nempucuko yasendulo eyayicabanga ngayo ukuze bazulazule izinto ezinzima kakhulu futhi bazisebenzise ekwakhiweni, bese belahlekelwa yilokhu. ulwazi kanye kanye futhi ungaphinde ukhulume ngalo kunoma yimuphi umqulu nanoma yini yalolu hlobo.