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title: Inca 12 Angle Stone
author: Flickr User: Canopic
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2373/inca-12-angle-stone/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Inca 12 Angle Stone
_Authored by Flickr User: Canopic_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2373.jpg)
## Image Caption
The famous stone from an [Inca](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Civilization/) [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) in [Cuzco](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cuzco/), Peru. The stone has 12 angles and illustrates the great precision Inca masons employed in ensuring their stone blocks fitted so well together that no mortar was needed. (15th century CE).
## Cite This Work
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Canopic, F. U. (2014, March 12). Inca 12 Angle Stone. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Canopic, Flickr User:. "Inca 12 Angle Stone." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 12, 2014. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/canopic/9988157213/in/set-72157636991234743)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/canopic/9988157213/in/set-72157636991234743) by [**Flickr User: Canopic**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/canopic/9988157213/in/set-72157636991234743). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 12 March 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.