# The Megaliths of Mount Shoria: What Are They, Really?

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> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> There does seem to be a passing similarity to [Saksaywaman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saksaywaman) in Peru.
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> Any other archaeological evidence of human occupation in the area?

No archaeological evidence near Mount Shoria.  
The fact its part of a mountain suggests processes that make mountains were at play… the faults crack the layers… the mountain also suffers weathering…

Here’s how faults can crack rocks… this is before the weathering stage, so you can see that its not man made at all.

> **[Tessellated pavement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellated_pavement)**
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> In geology and geomorphology, a tessellated pavement is a relatively flat rock surface that is subdivided into polygons by fractures, frequently systematic joints, within the rock. This type of rock pavement bears this name because it is fractured into polygonal blocks that resemble tiles of a mosaic floor, or tessellations.
> Four types of tessellated pavements are recognized: tessellated pavements formed by jointing; tessellated pavements formed by cooling contraction; tessellations formed by mu...

There may be iron inclusions that affect the magnetic compass. You can see iron at the Tessellated pavement, its creating the raised effect at the joints (but iron deposits may appear at any wet granite … not just the cracked ones… ) The water migrating through the porosity of the rock deposits iron at the surface.

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