Baalbek Megaliths
The Baalbek Megaliths are large megalithic stones located at the site of Baalbek in the Baalbek Valley in Lebanon. The site includes a quarry with large megaliths left still in the ground and the podium of the Temple of Jupiter.[1]
Site History
Baalbek was first excavated in 1898-1903 by a German expedition. The site was ruined, and many expeditions, including some done by the French and Lebanese, reconstructed some of the temple structures during the 1930s, ’50s, and ’60s. The site has been studied since the mid-18th century. The antiquarian Robert Wood wrote The Ruins of Balbec, Otherwise Heliopolis in Coelosyria in 1757, which started the main archaeological interest in the site (Starting from Baalbek). The study of the site was interrupted due to the Lebanese civil war from 1975-1990. German expeditions continue to be done on the site, with research focuses on the quarry of Baalbek and the podium of the Temple of Jupiter (Megalith Quarry).
The Megaliths
The Quarry
Blah blah blah stones
The Stone of the Pregnant Woman
Big slanted stone
Area IV Megalith
The one found in the 70's
Area III Megalith
The new stone next to the pregnant woman stone
The Temple of Jupiter Platform
The podium of the Temple of Jupiter is constructed of three megalithic stones known as the Trilithon. These stones are considered to be some of the largest stones used in construction in history. Each of the stones are 64 ft x 14 ft x 12 ft, and weigh about 800 tons (Starting from Baalbek). The information on the construction of the podium and thus the temple is foggy. It is relatively considered that construction began in the first century BCE, and finished in the third century CE (Reconstructing Baalbek).
Site Description
Temple Complex at Baalbek
The really big Roman temple on the raised rock
Quarry and Stone Extractions
Basically why the pseudoarchaeology claims are stupid
Pesudoarchaeological Claims
Religious Claims
These are so great man, especially the giants one
Graham Hancock
Thank god he has his own blog