🇨🇳 China · Pyramid
Edfu Pyramid South — Xi'an Plain (Xi'an)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Edfu Pyramid South in Xi'an Plain, China is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) pyramid attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Emerald Mound Natchez South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Emerald Mound Natchez South in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
El Cerrito — Pyramid of Pueblito Pyramid Querétaro
Toltec-Epiclassic (700–1200 CE El Cerrito dominance) · Toltec-related Querétaro (Tula hemisphere)
El Cerrito excavated by INAH 1940s and 1990s, Toltec regional capital pyramid 12 m on Cerro Gordo.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Hydraulic Reservoir Pyramid 14 — Egypt Region 2
Period Medieval · Regional culture Pyramid-Variant
Hydraulic Reservoir Pyramid 14 — Egypt Region 2 in Egypt Region 2, Egypt is a Neolithic pyramid with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇷 Iran · Pyramid
Edfu Pyramid South — Khuzestan (Ahvaz)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Edfu Pyramid South in Khuzestan, Iran is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Pyramid
Maoling Mausoleum Mound East
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Maoling Mausoleum Mound East in Khuzestan, Iran is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Medieval culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Khendjer Pyramid — 13th Dynasty Small Brick Pyramid Saqqara South
13th Dynasty (c.1760 BCE Khendjer) · 13th Dynasty late Middle Kingdom
Khendjer excavated by Jequier 1929, twin quartzite-roofed vault, fragment 'kanopen?' Recorded context — Period: 13th Dynasty (c.1760 BCE Khendjer); Culture: 13th Dynasty late Middle Kingdom; Field…
🇮🇷 Iran · Pyramid
Godin Tepe — Oval Compound High Mound
Early Bronze (III) to Iron III/Median, c.2600–500 BCE · Elamite / Median / Achaemenid
Oval Compound high mound at Godin Tepe (Period VI:1, c.500–330 BCE plus earlier Period III, c.2600 BCE high terrace). 120 × 80 m oval compound with bastions on natural mound 32 m high. T.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Pyramid of Khaba (Layer Pyramid) — Zawiyet el-Aryan
Old Kingdom, late 3rd Dynasty, c.2640 BCE · Ancient Egyptian
Layer Pyramid (c.2640 BCE) at Zawiyet el-Aryan attributed to Khaba (3rd Dynasty terminus). 84 m square, 14 layers of inclined limestone forming step pyramid with unfinished apex (~20 m extant).
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Caral Pyramids
Early Horizon · Andean
Norte Chico pyramids at Caral (3000–1800 BCE) 6 monumental platforms 18–28 m high, Pirámide Mayor 153×109 m, oldest city in Americas UNESCO.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Bandurria — Main Pyramid Mound
Late Preceramic (Norte Chico), c.3200–2900 BCE · Norte Chico (Caral–Bandurria)
Main pyramid at Bandurria (c.3200–2900 BCE, Late Preceramic Norte Chico), 12 m high, 70 × 40 m base quadrangular platform with subrectangular sunken court 15 × 13 m. Contrasts with Caral; A.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
El Brujo — Cao Viejo Extension
Early Intermediate to Wari (200 BCE–800 CE) · Moche V to Wari
El Brujo — Cao Viejo Extension in La Libertad Region, Peru is a Early Intermediate to Wari (200 BCE–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Moche V to Wari.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain
Epiclassic (500–950 CE Bajío, El Bajío classical) · Peralta culture (Bajío polities, parallel Teotihuacan)
Peralta excavated by INAH 1990s, Bajío classic polities contemporary Teotihuacan north.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Bent Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Second pyramid of Sneferu where angle changes mid-construction from 54° to 43°, preserving limestone casing. Unique internal corbel system. Demonstrates learning curve to true pyramid.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Pyramid of Ankhenespepi II
Old Kingdom · Egyptian
Queen pyramid of Ankhenespepi II (6th Dynasty, wife of Pepi I, mother of Pepi II), 31 m base associated pyramid texts with queen.
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Pyramid
Cochasquí Pyramids — Pichincha
Integration (1250–1500 CE) · Cara / Quitu (Cochasquí)
Cochasquí Pyramids — Pichincha in Pichincha Province, Ecuador is a Integration (1250–1500 CE) pyramid attributed to Cara / Quitu (Cochasquí).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Abu Ghurab Sun Temple
Old Kingdom · Egyptian
Sun temple of Userkaf and Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab (5th Dynasty) open court with 20 m obelisk and alabaster altar, solar cult.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
El Tigre (Itzamkanac) Archaeological Zone
Maya Classic and Chontal Postclassic · Maya (Chontal Acalan)
Chontal capital pyramid 25 m, Cuauhtémoc execution 1525.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Túcume — 26 Pyramids
Sicán to Inca (1000–1532 CE) · Sicán / Chimú / Inca
Túcume — 26 Pyramids in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Sicán to Inca (1000–1532 CE) pyramid attributed to Sicán / Chimú / Inca.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Xpujil — Structure I Three-Temple Pyramid
Maya Late Classic, c.550–830 CE · Maya (Río Bec)
Iconic three-tower pyramid Structure I at Xpujil (c.550–830 CE, Late Classic Río Bec). Triple pyramid with three non-functional towers along 54 m facade, central stair leads to temple with Chenes…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Nuri — Taharqa and Napatan Pyramid Field East Barkal
Napatan (700–300 BCE Napatan kings → early Meroitic) · Kushite Napatan
Nuri excavated by Reisner 1917 and Dunham, 21 kings, Taharqa 690–664 BCE, vaulted chamber 10 m shaft.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase
Meroitic (300 BCE–350 CE Northern Field 41 queens/kings) · Meroitic Kushite
Meroe Begrawiya excavated by Reisner 1921 and Lepsius, 3 fields 150 pyramids, North Field queens 41.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Jebel Barkal Pyramid Bar.2 (King Amaninatakilebte)
Napatan, c.538–519 BCE · Kushite Napatan
Pyramid Bar.2 at Jebel Barkal north cemetery for King Amaninatakilebte (c.538–519 BCE, Napatan 27th Dynasty contemporaneous with Persian Egypt).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Satellite Pyramid of Neferefre — Abusir
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, Neferefre, c.2460 BCE · Ancient Egyptian
Small cult pyramid east of unfinished Pyramid of Neferefre (Raneferef) at Abusir (5th Dynasty, c.2460 BCE). 21.3 m base, limestone core with casing foundation trench.