Cast, Not Carved · source record · paper
Ancient geopolymer in South-American monument. SEM and petrographic evidence
Davidovits, J.; Huaman, L.; Davidovits, R. · 2019
AI-verified citationSRC-DAVIDOVITS-2019-ML
- identifier / locator
- Materials Letters 235: 120–124. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2018.10.033
- verification note
- Citation confirmed in the geo project's verification batch (reproduced from the Davidovits 2024 bibliography).
- reliability notes
- Peer-reviewed venue, but authored by the hypothesis's principal proponents (Geopolymer Institute).
- Not independent of SRC-DAVIDOVITS-2019-CI: same team and sample set.
Evidence drawn from this source
▲Supports· moderateGEO-E006
SEM and petrographic anomalies in Pumapunku red sandstone (slab No. 2, sample PP4)
- what the source states
- The authors report SEM and petrographic evidence in Pumapunku monument andesite that they interpret as indicating geopolymeric (artificial) origin.
- limitations
- Authored by the hypothesis's principal proponents; no independent replication.
- Sample provenance and chain of custody have been questioned.