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Everyone has heard of the Pyramids of Giza, but pyramidbuilding has come in many forms across the civilisations.The following is a list of ten pyramids youve probablynever heard of

1 Monte dAccoddiMonte dAccoddi is an archaeological site in northern Sardinia, Italy, located in the territory

of Sassari near Porto Torres. It is the site of a megalithic structure, the oldest part are dated to

around c.4,000-3,650 BC and discovered in 1954, in a field owned by Segni family. The structure has a

base of 27 m by 27 m and probably reached a height of 5.5 m. It culminated in a platform of about 12.5

m by 7.2 m, accessible via a ramp. It has been variously described as an altar, a temple or a step

pyramid.

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2 Great Pyramid of CholulaThe Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as Tlachihualtepetl (Nahuatl for artificial mountain), is a

huge complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid

(temple) in the New World. The pyramid stands 55 metres (180 ft) above the surrounding plain, and in

its final form it measured 400 by 400 metres (1,310 by 1,310 ft).

The pyramid is a temple that has traditionally been viewed as having been dedicated to the

god Quetzalcoatl. The architectural style of the building was closely linked to that of Teotihuacan in

the Valley of Mexico, although influence from the Gulf Coast is also evident, especially from El Tajn.

3 Greek pyramidsGreek pyramids, also known as the Pyramids of Argolis, refers to several structures located in the plain

of Argolid, Greece. The best known of these is known as the Pyramid of Hellinikon. In the time of the

geographer Pausanias it was considered to be a tomb. Twentieth century researchers have suggested

other possible uses.

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4 Pyramid of CestiusThe Pyramid of Cestius is an ancient pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and

the Protestant Cemetery. It stands at a fork between two ancient roads, the Via Ostiensis and another

road that ran west to the Tiber along the approximate line of the modern Via della Marmorata. Due to its

incorporation into the citys fortifications, it is today one of the best-preserved ancient buildings in Rome.

The pyramid was built about 18 BC12 BC as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a magistrate and member of

one of the four great religious corporations in Rome, the Septemviri Epulonum. It is of brick-faced

concrete covered with slabs of white marble standing on a travertine foundation, measuring 100 Roman

feet (29.6 m) square at the base and standing 125 Roman feet (37 m) high.

5 Nubian pyramidsNubian pyramids are pyramids that were built by the rulers of the Kushite ( centered on Napata

and Meroe) and Egyptian kingdoms. Prior to the Kushites building these pyramids (which are located in

modern day Sudan), there had been no pyramid construction in Egypt and the Nile Valley for more than

500 years.

The area of the Nile valley known as Nubia, which lies within present day Sudan, was home to three

Kushite kingdoms during antiquity. The first had its capital at Kerma from (26001520 BC). The second

was centered on Napata from (1000300 BC). Finally, the last kingdom was centered on Mero (300

BCAD 300).

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6 MadghacenMadghacen is a royal mausoleum-temple of the Berber Numidian Kings which stands near Batna city in

Aurasius Mons in Numidia - Algeria. Madghis was a king of independent kingdoms of the Numidia,

between 300 to 200 BC Near the time of neighbor King Masinissa and their earliest Roman contacts.

7 La Quemada Votive PyramidLa Quemada is a Mesoamerican archeological site, also known (according to different versions) as

Chicomztoc. La Quemada is made up of numerous different size masonry platforms built onto the hill,

these were foundations for structures built over them. On the south and southeastern sides is a high

concentration of ceremonial constructions, some of which are complexes made up of sunken patio

platforms and altar-pyramid, a typical Mesoamerican architectonic attribute.

Votive Pyramid. This structure, more than 10 metres high, is highlighted by the angle of its slopes.

During Corona Nuez works, in 1995, slope vestiges with remains of a stairway were found, that

ascended the south side of the pyramid. With t ime the middle and top parts crumbled to the ground,

where they can be seen at the present time. Originally, the stairway reached the top of the pyramid

where a room or temple constructed with perishable materials apparently existed.

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8 Koh KerKoh Ker is a remote archaeological site in northern Cambodia about 120 kilometres (75 mi) away fromSiem Reap and the ancient site of Angkor. It is a very jungle f illed region that is sparsely populated.

Under the reign of the kings Jayavarman IV and Harshavarman II Koh Ker was briefly the capital of the

whole empire (928944 AD). Jayavarman IV forced an ambitious building program. An enormous water-

tank and about forty temples were constructed under his rule. The most significant temple complex, a

double sanctuary (Prasat Thom/Prang), follows a linear plan and not a concentric one like most of the

temples of the Khmer kings. Unparalleled is the seven tiered and 36-metre (118 ft) high pyramid, which

most probably served as state temple of Jayavarman IV. Really impressive too are the shrines with the

two meter 6 ft 7 in high lingas.

9 Pyramids of GmarThe Pyramids of Gmar refer to six rectangular pyramid-shaped, terraced structures, built from lava

stone without the use of mortar. They are located in the district of Chacona, part of the town

of Gmar on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The structures have been dated to the 19th

century and their original function may well be explained as a byproduct of

contemporary agricultural techniques.

Other pyramids employing the same methods and materials of construction can be found in various

sites on Tenerife. In Gmar itself there were nine pyramids, only six of which survive.

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10 SukuhSukuh (Indonesian: Candi Sukuhis a 15th-centuryJavanese-Hindu step pyramid temple (candi) that is

located on the western slope of Mount Lawu (elev. 910 m (3000 ft)) on the border

between Central and East Java provinces.

Sukuh temple has a distinctive thematic reliefs from other candi where life before bir th and sexual

education are its main theme. Its main monument is a simple pyramid structure with reliefs and statues

in front of it, including three tortoises with flattened shells and a male figure grasping his penis. A giant

1.82 m (6 ft) high of lingga(phallus) with four balls, representing penile incisions, was one of the statues

that has been relocated to the National Museum of Indonesia.

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