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Author Topic: What ancient cultures built pyramids? Nate Lehrke Master Film Handler Posts: 396 From: Denver, CO Registered: Oct 2002 posted 09-16-2004 08:35 PM                     I’m not having much luck with search engines on this topic. What were the ancient civilizations that made pyramids? I know that the Egyptians. Mayans, Incas, Aztecs all did. Am I missing any?  |  IP: Logged Mike Pennell Expert Film Handler Posts: 150 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 09-16-2004 09:07 PM                     You might want to check out ziggurats. The Sumerians had them. They had a huge temple at Ur.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-16-2004 09:18 PM                     Yes, the mound builders at Kahokia in what is now Illinois also constructed pyramids from approximately 800 - 1200 AD. These tended to resemble a mix of Aztec and Mayan influences leading some historians and archaeologists to theorize these people may have been a rouge element from south of the border. The theory goes on to argue that this society possibly migrated to the Mississippi River Valley hoping to carve out their own empire. We're not quit sure what happened to the Kahokia tribes. Possibly they married into more historical peoples such as the Sauk, Chippewa, or even Osage. Another theory is that they were defeated on the field of battle and sold into slavery. We're certain they were gone before French missionaries first entered these areas in the late-1600's.  |  IP: Logged Greg Davis Film Handler Posts: 96 From: Vista, Ca, USA Registered: Sep 2004 posted 09-17-2004 09:15 PM                     Tom Robbins wrote still life with woodpecker. It vaguely mentions a few pyramids, and some weird theories about them (for instance, the Mayans predicted there were red headed gods who ordained them to build temples, and the guy who painted the pyramid on the box of camal cigarrettes was a redhead, and so was Thomas Jefferson who designed the 1 dollar bill to have a pyramid on it.) maybe Tom was just stoned, but i think theres some credit to it.  |  IP: Logged

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