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  2. Nsude pyramid shrines - Wikipedia

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    The Nsude pyramid shrines are an archaeological site located in Nsude, a village in Southeastern Nigeria in modern-day Enugu. A Nsude pyramid taken by G.I Jones 1935. These pyramid-shaped shrines were constructed by the Igbo people. In the 1930s [1] an anthropologist and colonial administrator in the area, G.I. Jones, photographed them. [2]

  3. Igbo architecture - Wikipedia

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    Multiple Nsude Pyramids. The Nsude pyramid shrines are pyramidal shrines located in Nsude, a village in southeastern Nigeria. These are structures that were constructed by the Igbo and are made of earth and clay. The anthropologist and colonial administrator G.I. Jones took photos of the pyramids when he saw them in 1935. Over time, the Nsude ...

  4. Pyramid - Wikipedia

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    A pyramid (from Ancient Greek ... One of the unique structures of Igbo culture was the Nsude pyramids, in the Nigerian town of Nsude, northern Igboland. Ten pyramidal ...

  5. Step pyramid - Wikipedia

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    Nsude Pyramid. One of the unique structures of Igboland was the Nsude Pyramids, at the Nigerian town of Nsude, northern Igboland. Ten pyramidal structures were built of clay/mud. The first base section was 60 ft. in circumference and 3 ft. in height.

  6. Igbo people - Wikipedia

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    Nsude Pyramids in Enugu. One of the unique structures of Igbo culture were the Nsude pyramids, which was a form of step pyramid built at the town of Nsude, in modern day Enugu, northern Igboland. Ten pyramidal structures were built of clay and mud. The first base section was 60 ft (18 m) in circumference and 3 ft (0.91 m) in height.

  7. Talk:Nsude pyramid shrines - Wikipedia

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    "In the neighbourhood of Ngwo, Nsude and Agbaja Owa in the Udi Division, at intervals, the people construct quaint circular pyramids. Clay is used for the purpose. The bases are about sixty feet in circumference and two to three feet in height. Then another section is laid about forty-five feet in circumference and so on until the pinnacle is ...

  8. Category : Buildings and structures in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nsude pyramid shrines This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 10:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...

  9. Pyramidology - Wikipedia

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    Even in modern times when people, one would think, should know better, the Great Pyramid of Giza has proved a fertile field for fantasy. The people who do not know better are the Pyramid mystics, who believe that the Great Pyramid is a gigantic prophecy in stone, built by a group of ancient adepts in magic.