In one of the palaces believed to be Ravana’s, I am beholding one of the world’s largest archaeological sites known as Sigiriya. This astonishing place in Sri Lanka is unparalleled globally, often referred to as the eighth wonder of the world. Surely, you must be wondering what makes this place so extraordinary. Well, it is, in fact, a colossal monolithic rock standing approximately 660 feet tall, with its summit flattened as if cleaved by a giant knife. At its peak lies an incredibly mystical and unbelievable array of ruins.
As you can see, peculiar brick structures dot the landscape, not only confusing visitors but also confounding archaeologists as they struggle to comprehend their original purpose. They confirm that everything you lay eyes upon dates back at least 1500 years. Yet, the mystery lies not in what these structures are but in how they were formed. How did ancient builders transport all these bricks, estimated at least three million in number, to the top of a cliff? It’s impossible to make these bricks on top of the rock; there isn’t enough soil here. They must have been extracted from the ground.
Now, the truly bizarre part is the absence of ancient staircases leading from the ground to the summit of the rock. You see, all these metallic staircases were constructed by recent generations. Without these new staircases, climbing this rock would be exceedingly challenging. The entire rock is adorned with various types of staircases, including a curious spiral staircase. The ancient builders made a very limited number of staircases, none of which, however, reached the summit. This is why Sigiriya remained unknown even to the locals until two hundred years ago. In the 1980s, the Sri Lankan government utilized metal poles to construct staircases for tourist use and declared it a heritage site.
In 1831, an Englishman named Jonathan Forbes discovered the Sigiriya ruins. Now, let’s ponder how early humans managed to reach the summit of Sigiriya. Let’s assume it was possible to climb through these heavily wooded areas. However, to transport three million bricks from the ground, proper staircases would have been essential. Without them, placing them at the summit would have been impossible. Even if the bricks miraculously appeared atop the rock, the construction work here would have required hundreds of laborers. How did they acquire food? And tools? How did they transport massive primitive tools? Where did they rest and sleep?
Here, besides bricks, there are also enormous blocks of marble. The milky white marble is not native to this area. These blocks are incredibly heavy, with each stone forming steps weighing approximately 20 to 30 kilograms. There are thousands of these marble blocks here. Experts confirm that the marble isn’t naturally found anywhere nearby. There’s also a massive pool at the summit. This happens to be the world’s largest monolithic rock pool made of granite. Rather than joining blocks of stone, it’s carved by removing tons and tons of granite from solid rock.
The entire pool measures 90 feet in length, 68 feet in width, and about 7 feet in depth. This means at least 3,500 tons of granite were removed. So, take a moment and consider if mainstream archaeologists are correct. If humans used primitive tools like chisels, hammers, and axes on one of the hardest rocks in the world, granite, it would have taken years to remove 3,500 tons. And how did these laborers sustain themselves for so many years without even a staircase to reach the ground? There’s a fundamental misconception in mainstream history books that ancient people chiseled away rocks with chisels and hammers. But this isn’t just theory; it’s backed by actual evidence.
Isn’t it fascinating?
Don’t you think ancient people had advanced tools and techniques?
What are your thoughts?
