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Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. | Archaeologists in Ukraine claim to have discovered an ancient pyramidal structure that predates those in Egypt by at least 300 years. The findings were officially announced on 7 September 2006, though much of the information was released 11 August. The stone foundations of the structure, which resemble Aztec and Mayan ziggurats in Mesoamerica, were discovered near the eastern city of Lugansk. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
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The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. ...
The adjective Mayan is sometimes used to refer to the indigenous peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America, their culture, language, and history. ...
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The cultural areas of Mesoamerica The term Mesoamérica is used to refer to a geographical region that extends roughly from the Tropic of Cancer in central Mexico down through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua to northwestern Costa Rica, and which is characterized by the particular cultural homogeneity...
Luhansk (Ukrainian: Луганськ, Luhansk; Russian: Луга́нск, Lugansk) is a city in southeastern Ukraine. ...
Discovery
It is believed the pyramid was constructed about five millennia ago, at the time of the early Bronze Age, by animists who worshipped a sun god. The "pyramid" is in fact a complex of temples and sacrificial altars topping a hill with sides sculpted into steps. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...
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A solar deity is a deity who represents the Sun. ...
Viktor Klochko, head of the excavation, said the discovery was of international significance as the first monument of its kind found in Eastern Europe. The definition of continental subregions in use by the United Nations. ...
“It changes our whole conception of the social structure and the level of development of the cattle breeders and farmers who were the direct ancestors of most European peoples.”
Archaeologists have confirmed that evidence of graves has been found at the Lugansk site, which they believe to have been the result of human sacrifice, rather than due to its use as a burial ground. “People lived in the surrounding valleys and climbed up it to carry out their ceremonies,” said Klochko. “They had a pagan cult that bowed down to the sun, as did the ancestors of the Slavs.” Human sacrifice was practiced in many ancient cultures. ...
The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ...
Remains of sacrifice victims, ashes and ceramics have been found at the site, but no jewellery or treasure. The complex has a base area of three-quarters of a square mile (the size of Monaco), is estimated to be 60 metres (192ft) high, and was probably used for 2,000 years.
Controversy The discovery has received mixed reactions from the academic community, and the claim that authentic pyramids have been found is still disputed. Members of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine have been sent to the site for independent verification. Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ...
The National Academy of Science of Ukraine is the highest state research organization in Ukraine. ...
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See also VisoÄica overlooking Visoko A site known as VisoÄica hill (43°5920. ...
The pyramids of China are approximately 100 ancient mounds, many of which were used for burial. ...
The ancient pyramids of Egypt The pyramids of Egypt, among the largest constructions ever built by man, [1], constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. ...
// The Falicons pyramid The Falicons pyramid was build above the karstic Cave of the Bats (Occitan: Bauma des Ratapignata) on the surrounds of Nice, on the French Riviera. ...
Most Ancient Mesoamerican civilisations built pyramid-shaped structures. ...
Aerial view of the pyramids at Meroe. ...
Tell Mar Elias, North Jordan in 2005 Tell or tall (Arabic: ‎, tall, and Hebrew: , tel), meaning hill or mound, is an archaeological site in the form of an earthen mound that results from the accumulation and subsequent erosion of material deposited by human occupation over long periods of time. ...
External links - BBC News video: Pyramids found in Ukraine
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