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Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by KoloOyinbo(m): 8:16pm On Feb 25, 2015 |
gatiano: Now you have really gone CRAZY! Get an education you semi literate fool, perhaps then you could get a job. 2 Likes |
Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by gatiano(m): 8:34pm On Feb 25, 2015 |
This is an improvement in your saying the truth, i have gone from uneducated loser to semi illitrate. well be righteous. KoloOyinbo: 1 Like |
Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by KoloOyinbo(m): 9:03pm On Feb 25, 2015 |
gatiano: Much the same although I try to be generous however undeserving the unfortunate is! |
Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by jantavanta(m): 10:52pm On Sep 24, 2015 |
Catherine Acholonu Research Center Old Sumer was in Enugu http://www.carcafriculture.org/articles1.htm http://www.carcafriculture.org/docs/THE%20GRAVE%20OF%20SARGON%20THE%20GREAT.pdf
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Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by jantavanta(m): 11:34pm On Sep 24, 2015 |
Lost City of Akkad found in Anambra State, South Eastern Nigeria. Akkad was not in any Middle-East. Nigeria had many ancient writing systems which we have lost. http://www.amazon.com/Black-Sumer-African-Origins-Civilisation/dp/1480065285 http://www.carcafriculture.org/articles1.htm http://www.carcafriculture.org/docs/THE%20GRAVE%20OF%20SARGON%20THE%20GREAT.pdf
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Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by delishpot: 9:23pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
KoloOyinbo: Hebrews once lived in Egypt as slaves. So yes, they may have learnt to build pyramids while in Egypt hence you can not rule out the Hebrew Igbo link. 1 Like |
Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by Ishilove: 11:36am On Jan 05, 2018 |
anonimi:Hmmm, this was those long gone days when you made comments without those godawful, noisy memes 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by Theydontcare: 7:09pm On Jan 05, 2018 |
bigfrancis21: For God sake... Why cant Igbo just start from this "contraption" called Nigeria and grow from there. Why this constant bullshitting. Begin to write your own history now so that, it can be read by your generations unborn - its better than wasting time on false sense of entitlement and history. Start by using your technical knowledge to use Solar energy to produce electricity and see how you produce a local technology to make the system sustainable. Just show everyone you are what you call yourselves. Unite your effort in proving everyone wrong. The ultimate secrete shine. You might want to stop embarrassing God with all your nonperformance, considering the immense gift of nature given to you people. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by Theydontcare: 7:19pm On Jan 05, 2018 |
Uchizzy: There you go again... |
Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by hothead(m): 2:52am On Jan 30, 2019 |
interesting. Nigerian Pyramids... |
Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by Afonjas: 7:59pm On Feb 04, 2019 |
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Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by Recruitmentedu: 11:28am On Nov 22, 2019 |
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Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by ZZ22: 10:56am On Aug 20, 2020 |
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Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by ZZ22: 8:37am On Dec 11, 2020 |
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Re: Ancient Igbo Pyramids: The Nsude Pyramids by DougW: 7:57am On Sep 10, 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. Continuing to research to make sure I haven't missed anything I found a 1921 source about what may be similar pyramids. "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 reached. They are erected to the honour of “ Ala ” and to indicate ownership of land. Two rows of five are built parallel to one another which means that “ Ala ” gives children with the right hand and the left. The god (or goddess) dwells in the pinnacle and, thus, is in a position to detect any person committing evil. Such a person will be caught by the god and secured with shackles ; these are represented by small sticks inserted in the clay near the tops of the pyramids."[https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Among_the_Ibos_of_Nigeria/hKssBgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1] P.109 This is the book ''Among the Ibos of Nigeria An Account of the Curious & Interesting Habits, customs, & Beliefs of a Little Known African People by One who Has for Many Years Lived Amongst Them on Close & Intimate Terms''. 1921 This doesn't of course contradict my source above, just shows that these are earlier. We can't know how often these eroded and were replaced. |
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