Analysis, presumed structure, method and time of fabrication of the Baalbek trilithon and “tired” parallelepipeds

Rostislav Vladimirovich Lapshin

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Analysis, presumed structure, method and time of fabrication of the Baalbek trilithon and “tired” parallelepipeds

R. V. Lapshin

2026-04-02

https://doi.org/10.24108/preprints-3114824

This study presents results showing that the Stone of the South, the West Stone, and the recently discovered 1,650-ton megalith located near the Stone of the South were not cut out from a single piece of limestone in a quarry, but were cast in situ from a concrete-like material. During the casting process, masonries made of relatively small stone blocks were used as a rigid internal filler. A similar conclusion was drawn regarding the “trilithon” blocks and the plinth blocks forming the large podium of the Temple of Jupiter. The solutions found make it possible to remove from consideration the unresolved questions concerning the methods of transporting the Baalbek megaliths from the quarry to the construction site in deep antiquity. A number of features identified during a detailed analysis of the masonry of the Temple of Jupiter podium led to the conclusion that the so-called medieval Arab fortress was erected before the construction of the ancient Roman temple, rather than after, as is commonly believed today. The latter finding, together with the presence in the Baalbek structures of cavities from reinforcement in the form of multi-meter metal rods of large cross-sections, indicates that the “ancient Roman” buildings were erected during the era of industrial production of iron and large-sized products of it.

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Lapshin R. V. 2026. Analysis, presumed structure, method and time of fabrication of the Baalbek trilithon and “tired” parallelepipeds. PREPRINTS.RU. https://doi.org/10.24108/preprints-3114824

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