Recently I got acquainted with a very interesting place in Japan called Mount Nokogiri. I was very impressed with this find and since then the question has been haunted by who and how built this monument. How did people handle stones at that time? I suggest together with you to try to find the answers and understand - who, the most important thing, HOW did it?
Mount Nokogiri.
Mount Nokogiri is home to the large Nihon-ji temple complex and is especially famous for the second largest Buddha statue in Japan. Its height is 31 meters and is considered the second largest in Japan. At the very top of the mountain there are traces of stone mining. The formation of the complex dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868). Then Japan was distinguished by a closed foreign policy, strong economic and cultural growth. It was the heyday in the Japanese state.
That is, several centuries ago there was a quarry here! On the top of the mountain! Moreover, some researchers argue that the traces point more to the use of modern technologies than to extraction with primitive tools. What do you think about this?
Presumptive place of stone extraction.
But I want to draw your attention to the relief image in the rock of the goddess Kannona - the goddess of mercy in Japanese mythology, who has the gift of reincarnation. Especially interesting are the reliefs around the image itself!
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Official sources indicate that these are traces of a classic Japanese gear saw of those times. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the tracks reach a height of 25 meters! (Note the relief in the last photo). Did the ancient inhabitants descend on ropes and cut them with a saw? How many years? 100-200?
More like drilling rig marks that leave similar lines on the tunnel walls. What do you think?
Another version is that the ancient people had knowledge of how to soften the stone. With the help of heating, they turned into a kind of plasticine and after that they were processed.
By the way, this theory also explains the many ancient megalithic buildings that were perfectly fitted to each other. So perfect that they survived to this day without any bonding solutions. If there are bricklayers among the readers, I would very much like to hear your opinion.
