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I had never heard of them before reading tonight. They think the holes(there are thousands that run along for 1.5 km) may be an ancient tax system.
"The holes themselves, which have been dated to the 15th century, are not particularly uniform, with each one about 3 feet (0.91 metres) wide and 20 to 40 inches (51-102 cm) deep. The holes aren't hollowed out of the ground, but have been constructed using soil and rocks brought in from elsewhere. This suggests that the Incas put a lot of thought and labour into their construction.
Two archaeologists now think this so-called Band of Holes could actually be part of an ancient Inca tax system, with the rock-lined pits used to measure and then redistribute food. We know this kind of tribute system was already in place, thanks to journals written by early European visitors to South America, so is this the final piece of the puzzle?"
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Archaeologists Think They've Finally Solved The Mystery of This Mile-Long 'Band of Holes'
"The holes themselves, which have been dated to the 15th century, are not particularly uniform, with each one about 3 feet (0.91 metres) wide and 20 to 40 inches (51-102 cm) deep. The holes aren't hollowed out of the ground, but have been constructed using soil and rocks brought in from elsewhere. This suggests that the Incas put a lot of thought and labour into their construction.
Two archaeologists now think this so-called Band of Holes could actually be part of an ancient Inca tax system, with the rock-lined pits used to measure and then redistribute food. We know this kind of tribute system was already in place, thanks to journals written by early European visitors to South America, so is this the final piece of the puzzle?"
Archaeologists Think They've Finally Solved The Mystery of This Mile-Long 'Band of Holes'
Marks of human activity left on the landscape can give us clues about how our ancestors lived hundreds, even thousands, of years ago, and the latest bizarre construction under scrutiny is a mile-long strip of land in Peru, covered in a series of mysterious shallow holes.
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