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The Stone of the Pregnant Woman
An immovable object missing a mover
In present-day Lebanon lie the ancient Baalbek Stones—the largest ever quarried. Depicted is the Stone of the Pregnant Woman, weighing 1000 metric tonnes.
Contemporary archaeology attributes these megaliths to the Romans, who were building the Temple of Jupiter—the ruins of which can be seen on the horizon—and found them too heavy to move.
But then, why do we still find other stones of almost the same weight in the foundation of the temple, 5 meters from the ground? If the Romans wanted smaller stones, why didn't they split the already quarried megaliths?
What if the Baalbek stones were already deep underground by the time of the Romans? What if the megalithic foundation on which the Temple of Jupiter was built was left there by a civilization much older than the Romans?
Unframed print of original pen-and-ink drawing
100% cotton museum-grade fine art paper
Shipped with a label signed by the artist
Contemporary archaeology attributes these megaliths to the Romans, who were building the Temple of Jupiter—the ruins of which can be seen on the horizon—and found them too heavy to move.
But then, why do we still find other stones of almost the same weight in the foundation of the temple, 5 meters from the ground? If the Romans wanted smaller stones, why didn't they split the already quarried megaliths?
What if the Baalbek stones were already deep underground by the time of the Romans? What if the megalithic foundation on which the Temple of Jupiter was built was left there by a civilization much older than the Romans?
Unframed print of original pen-and-ink drawing
100% cotton museum-grade fine art paper
Shipped with a label signed by the artist