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Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Uptownerd: 12:34pm On Jan 27, 2022

The Egyptian and Sudanese step pyramids easily come to mind in discussions related to ancient architectural feats. However, both countries are not the only older cultures that built such structures according to records.

Pyramids have been seen in other ancient settlements, and one of them is in Igbo land. They can be found in Udi, a community in Nsude town, Enugu State.

It is believed that similar structures could have been erected across many Igbo communities in the past too. The first pictures were reportedly taken in 1935 and were credited to G. I. Jones, an anthropologist. However, the first person to discover the structures after years of abandonment is Luke Walter.

Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built by Ancient Igbos

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by dawnomike(m): 12:44pm On Jan 27, 2022
This our own pyramid seems to be a dwarf pyramid o... grin

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Danjikanbauchi: 2:32pm On Jan 27, 2022
dawnomike:
This our own pyramid seems to be a dwarf pyramid o... grin
a pyramid is a pyramid.

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by heniford2: 3:04pm On Jan 27, 2022
Beautiful
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by endy69: 3:05pm On Jan 27, 2022
Pyramid funny.

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Zanzibar1: 3:23pm On Jan 27, 2022
Danjikanbauchi:
a pyramid is a pyramid.
The dwarf pyramid grin

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Danjikanbauchi: 3:24pm On Jan 27, 2022
Zanzibar1:

The dwarf pyramids grin
that's what makes it unique.

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by robinso01(m): 4:02pm On Jan 27, 2022
This is dwarfmid

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Magnoliaa(f): 4:32pm On Jan 27, 2022
The article is not even interesting to read. Mtcheww.

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Depressed101: 5:18pm On Jan 27, 2022

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by RevolverOcelot(m): 5:56pm On Jan 27, 2022
No recent pics? Abi they done destroy am build hotel ontop the land

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Judybash93(m): 6:33pm On Jan 27, 2022
Beautiful structure
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by soundOsonic: 6:52pm On Jan 27, 2022
Looks like poo

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by OneCorner: 7:09pm On Jan 27, 2022
Igbos have been on the forefront of engineering wonders since time immemorial
That’s why the north doesn’t want us to leave

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by soundOsonic: 7:32pm On Jan 27, 2022
OneCorner:
Igbos have been on the forefront of engineering wonders since time immemorial
That’s why the north doesn’t want us to leave

Lol that is no pyramid. A 5 years old Child can do that with mud. It's just a rubbish site and bear no engineering wonders.

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by adedayo3193(m): 7:43pm On Jan 27, 2022
Uptownerd:

Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built by Ancient Igbos


It looks like they tried to copy egypt's pyramid but failed Woefully
But you sure say na pyramid be this so?

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by richiemcgold: 7:58pm On Jan 27, 2022
pyra what?
do you mean a toy pyramid?

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by ruggedtimi(m): 8:11pm On Jan 27, 2022
This one na yramid ...(the p is silent)
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by RuMiRgO1stSon: 9:02pm On Jan 27, 2022
Depressed101:
but this is not pyramid na
E look like poo cheesy
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Samfloxin(m): 9:10pm On Jan 27, 2022
Igbo Siri Ike

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Harry00(m): 9:26pm On Jan 27, 2022
Any photo of the poo poo pyramid presently

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Horllamideh(m): 12:22am On Jan 28, 2022
This is not a pyramid for Pete's sake. Could be anything but a pyramid.
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by arthurwillia(m): 12:34am On Jan 28, 2022
E be stunted pyramid
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Nobody: 3:55am On Jan 28, 2022
dawnomike:
This our own pyramid seems to be a dwarf pyramid o... grin

The wonder isn't in its size, but engineering. The igbos were said to possess an advanced form of technology, and were speculated to be the real Wakanda. But the colonial era was a blow as their European masters made away with not just their tools, but talents as slaves.

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by ednut1(m): 4:59am On Jan 28, 2022
How is this a pyramid What purpose does it serve hahahaha

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Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by engrchykae(m): 5:32am On Jan 28, 2022
Uptownerd:

Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built by Ancient Igbos
five step pyramid, the number five is sacred in Igbo, iseeee
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Tonymegabush1(m): 6:48am On Jan 28, 2022
Is it still accessable?
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by Authoreety: 6:50am On Jan 28, 2022
No be only pyramid, na tower of babel
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by inspectorg(m): 8:16am On Jan 28, 2022
Uptownerd:

Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built by Ancient Igbos
Where are we from again.....? Ah no wan hear Israel ooooh!!!
undecided undecided undecided
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by hayoholla(m): 10:34am On Jan 28, 2022
HenryDion:


The wonder isn't in its size, but engineering. The igbos were said to possess an advanced form of technology, and were speculated to be the real Wakanda. But the colonial era was a blow as their European masters made away with not just their tools, but talents as slaves.

grin nothing wey person no go see for nairaland grin grin grin grin
Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by adedayo3193(m): 2:17pm On Jan 28, 2022
HenryDion:


The wonder isn't in its size, but engineering. The igbos were said to possess an advanced form of technology, and were speculated to be the real Wakanda. But the colonial era was a blow as their European masters made away with not just their tools, but talents as slaves.




Yinmu

Re: Nsude Pyramids: A Forgotten Historical Edifice Built By Ancient Igbos by DougW: 7:53am On Sep 09, 2023
Hate to rain on anyone's parade, but the man who took the photos in the early 1930's also wrote that "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.

He described the building of these shrines.

"Two years ago when the ten pyramids were erected it was found that when the lower platform or Nkpuruhad been built there was plenty of roomfor a second Nkpuru, which was therefore built on the top of the first. A third Nkpuru was built on top of the second, and so on until there was only room for a small cone in the centre of the fourth Nkpuruor platform."

These are made of mud and clay and it's not surprising they have eroded.

There's no evidence of this Luke Walter person, all mentions seem to be from this century.

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