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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]
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 ...
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.
"Two years ago the local Dibia, 7.e., mystic or witchdoctor, informed the priest of Uto, a genial old man, that Uto had told the Dibia that it wanted the people of Nsude to erect ten Nkpuru (pyramids) in its honour andas a sign to all and sundry that Uto is a great juju and lord and master of Nsude."
Pyramid puzzle may refer to: Mathematics. Cannonball problem, a mathematical problem; Tower of Hanoi, a mathematical game; Other. Pyramid puzzle, a type of ...
The building is in the shape of a truncated pyramid, [8] built this way due to the lack of space on the hill. [2] The monolithic Cuauhcalli has been compared to the Ellora in India, Petra on the shores of the Dead Sea and Abu Simbel in Egypt. [4] This was a sanctuary for the Eagle Warriors for rites such as initiation. [3]
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. Structure shaped as a geometric pyramid This article is about pyramid-shaped structures. For the geometric shape, see Pyramid (geometry). For other uses, see Pyramid (disambiguation). Pyramid of Khafre, Egypt, built c. 2600 BC A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís ...