🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
El-Kurru Pyramid Ku.1 (King Piye / Piankhy)
Napatan founding, c.750 BCE · Kushite Napatan
Founder's pyramid Ku.1 at El-Kurru for King Piye/Piankhy (c.747–716 BCE, founder of 25th Dynasty who conquered Egypt).
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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Napatan founding, c.750 BCE · Kushite Napatan
Founder's pyramid Ku.1 at El-Kurru for King Piye/Piankhy (c.747–716 BCE, founder of 25th Dynasty who conquered Egypt).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, c.2645 BCE · Ancient Egyptian
Unfinished step pyramid of Sekhemkhet (c.2645 BCE, 3rd Dynasty), southwest of Djoser. Henri Zakaria Goneim 1951-54 excavated alabaster sarcophagus (empty) and gold armlets.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Meroitic Kingdom, c.180–170 BCE · Kushite (Meroitic)
Royal pyramid Beg. N.9 in North Cemetery of Meroë belonging to King Tabirqo (Adikhalamani Tabirqo, c.180–170 BCE).
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Maya Late Preclassic, c.300 BCE–150 CE (peak 100 BCE) · Maya (Preclassic Mirador)
Tigre Pyramid at El Mirador (c.300 BCE–150 CE, Middle Preclassic to Late Preclassic colossus) — 55 m high, base 145 × 145 m, 18 m high temple atop, part of Tigre complex south of La Danta.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Classic (500–900 CE Chalchihuites) · Chalchihuites (Epiclassic)
La Quemada excavated by Weigand 1970s, Tropic border fortress guarding turquoise road north.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Classic (600–900 CE) Cantona apex · Cantona (Olmeca-Xicalanca derivative)
Cantona excavated by García Cook 1990s, asymmetrical pyramid 26 m, lava city 80k.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, Pepi I, c.2332 BCE · Ancient Egyptian
Small cult (ka) pyramid SE of Pepi I main pyramid (c.2332 BCE, 6th Dynasty). 15.7 m base, 15.7 m high, 63° slope, smooth limestone casing over limestone rubble.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Meroitic, early, c.300–250 BCE · Kushite (Meroitic)
North Cemetery pyramid Beg. N.19 for King Nasakhma (c.300–250 BCE), elderly ruler, 16.8 m base, steep sandstone pyramid. Reisner Harvard-Boston 1921 cleared chapel with offering table looted.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, c.2330 BCE · Ancient Egyptian
Western queens row pyramid west of Pepi I, belonging to Mehaa (Mery-ankh?) wife of Pepi I, excavated by Jéquier and re-cleared by Labrousse.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Meroitic (300 BCE-350 CE) · Meroitic
Meroe North Pyramid Field N12 Annex — Eastern Outlier in River Nile, Meroe, Sudan is a Meroitic (300 BCE-350 CE) pyramid attributed to Meroitic.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Monte Albán South Platform Pyramid P in Oaxaca, Monte Albán, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Saqqara Headless Pyramid Lepsius XXIX South in Giza, South Saqqara, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
El-Kula Small Step Pyramid Hierakonpolis North in Luxor, El Kula, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Coba Nohoch Mul Pyramid Ramp in Quintana Roo, Coba, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇮🇷 Iran · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Tepe Sialk Ziggurat South Mound Platform in Isfahan, Sialk, Iran is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Meroitic (300 BCE-350 CE) · Meroitic
Meroe North Pyramid Field N12 Annex — Northern Annex in River Nile, Meroe, Sudan is a Meroitic (300 BCE-350 CE) pyramid attributed to Meroitic.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Eridu Ziggurat Ubaid Platform Terrace in Dhi Qar, Eridu, Iraq is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Borsippa Birs Nimrud Ziggurat Vault 7 in Babil, Borsippa, Iraq is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Pyramid
Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (7000–2600 BCE, earliest South Asian farming village) · Balochistan Neolithic (Mehrgarh culture, Kili Gul Mohammad)
Mehrgarh Mound — Kacchi Bolan in Balochistan, Kacchi Plain at foot of Bolan Pass (near Dadhar), Pakistan is a Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (7000–2600 BCE, earliest South Asian farming village)…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Caral Shicra Pyramid Amphitheatre in Lima, Caral Shicra, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Kushite Period (900 BCE–350 CE) · Kushite (Napatan–Meroitic)
El Kurru Pyramid Ku 17 Forecourt in Northern, El Kurru, Sudan is a Kushite Period (900 BCE–350 CE) pyramid attributed to Kushite (Napatan–Meroitic).
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Kushite Period (900 BCE–350 CE) · Kushite (Napatan–Meroitic)
Sedeinga Pyramid 215 West Facade in Northern, Sedeinga, Sudan is a Kushite Period (900 BCE–350 CE) pyramid attributed to Kushite (Napatan–Meroitic).
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Huaca del Sol Terrace IV in La Libertad, Moche, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.