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Yes, the clues to moving the big stones were: social cohesion (that should be in quotations probably, good ropes, and a lot of people to pull sometimes, highly skilled persons to lever at others. If anybody wants to experiment with delivering erratics to me, during the summer, then please get in touch. It's tough exhausting work and I've never known anyone stick at it for long.

"social cohesion (that should be in quotations probably, good ropes, and a lot of people to pull sometimes, highly skilled persons to lever at others."

I fundamentally agree with all that.
And perhaps ritual belief might also have been an important ingredient, powering the whole exercise.