Dr. Venic undertakes a reconstruction venture on the historical website of Pumapunku to uncover its mysteries.
The reconstruction course of makes use of a mixture of contemporary expertise, together with laser scanners and photogrammetry, alongside conventional strategies like tape measure, pen, and paper.
Historic notes from students courting again to the 1840s to the Nineties function a basis for the reconstruction efforts.
A latest architect from UC Berkeley contributed detailed drawings of the stones, aiding within the reconstruction course of.
Dr. Venic and his college students 3D printed the documented stone blocks at UCLA, facilitating the meeting of the construction.
The crew confronted challenges in becoming the items collectively however finally found patterns within the stone preparations that guided their reconstruction.
The invention of what Dr. Venic calls the “Tiwanaku Rosetta Stone” enabled the crew to efficiently assemble a miniature model of Pumapunku, attaining a scale of 57:1.
