Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35937124-20180620151501/@comment-35937124-20181021014418

While it is true they probably didn't build those ruins with a little one-handed hammer, this does not necessarily specify that two-handed tools would've been used. For instance, they could've used their automatons to build the ruins, or maybe they used the Falmer before the Falmer rebelled. They were one of the most scientifically-advanced races in Tamriel, and therefore it's anyone's guess how they made the ruins. It's ambiguous how they made them, and therefore we can only speculate as to how they made them. As you can see, I relied heavily on facts in my answer, and therefore it is safer for me to stick to what is common knowledge in the Elder Scrolls universe rather than speculation, no matter how probable or improbable.