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On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:23:31 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    One poster said they just heavily over-constructed, more brute-force
>    than engineering acumen. Likely true to a point. However they clearly
>    had the basics of how to engineer strong and functional structures as
>    well.

If you really want to scratch your head...

https://www.nps.gov/chcu/learn/historyculture/chacoan-roads.htm

The punch line is there is no evidence the culture used wheels for 
transportation. The concept was not unknown; some finds included kids' 
pull toys.