Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth

Document ID: D_1_04
Section: D_Sites_and_Artifacts
Keywords: pyramid, ziggurat, step pyramid, mound, tumulus, Giza, Meroë, Teotihuacán, Cholula, Caral, Xi'an, Gunung Padang, coordinates, GPS, locations, global distribution, alignment, patternicity bias, chance alignment
Category Tags: sites, artifacts, megalithic
Cross-References: D_1_02 · D_4_01 · D_5_01 · E_4_02 · F_1_01
Reliability Tier: Tier 1-3 (archaeological sites and artifacts)
Last Updated: Feb 21, 2026 | Source Count: 15 | Weighted Score: 23 | Source Confidence: [3/5] | Confidence: Moderate (mixed evidence, interpretation varies)

QUICK SUMMARY

This document examines Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth, a topic within the Sites and Artifacts research area. Key areas of investigation include Egypt — 138+ Confirmed Pyramids, Sudan (Nubia/Kush) — 255+ Pyramids, Other Africa. The analysis spans topics including ** pyramid, ziggurat, step pyramid, mound, tumulus. Notable findings include: Kingdom of Kush conquered Egypt briefly (25th Dynasty, ~747–656 BCE). The document presents evidence organized across multiple tiers — from peer-reviewed and verified claims to more speculative interpretations — with cross-references to related topics throughout the knowledge base.

Cross-References: D_1_02 · D_4_01 · D_5_01 · E_4_02 · F_1_01

Reliability Tiers Used in This Document

Tier	Meaning
TIER 1	Verified — peer-reviewed, archaeologically documented, GPS confirmed
TIER 2	Credible — debated dating or classification but physically real
TIER 3	Speculative — claimed as pyramids but disputed
TIER 4	Dubious — debunked or natural formations
TIER 5	Mythological — referenced in tradition but not yet found

PURPOSE

This is a comprehensive geographic catalog of every known pyramid, pyramid-like structure, and pyramidal monument on Earth, organized by continent and region, with GPS coordinates, dimensions, dates, and builder identity where known. D_1_02 provides analysis and theory — this document is the complete location database.

1. AFRICA

1.1 Egypt — 138+ Confirmed Pyramids

Reliability: TIER 1

Major Sites

#	Site	Pyramid/Structure	Coordinates	Date	Height	Base	Builder/Pharaoh
1	Giza	Great Pyramid (Khufu)	29.9792°N, 31.1342°E	~2560 BCE	146.6 m	230.4 m	Khufu (Cheops)
2	Giza	Pyramid of Khafre	29.9761°N, 31.1307°E	~2530 BCE	136.4 m	215.3 m	Khafre
3	Giza	Pyramid of Menkaure	29.9726°N, 31.1282°E	~2510 BCE	65.5 m	108.5 m	Menkaure
4	Giza	3 Queen's Pyramids (G1a-c)	29.9750°N, 31.1352°E	~2560 BCE	~15–30 m	varies	Queens of Khufu
5	Giza	3 Queen's Pyramids (G3a-c)	29.9716°N, 31.1275°E	~2510 BCE	~10–15 m	varies	Queens of Menkaure
6	Saqqara	Step Pyramid of Djoser	29.8713°N, 31.2165°E	~2670 BCE	62.5 m	121×109 m	Djoser (architect: Imhotep)
7	Saqqara	Pyramid of Unas	29.8681°N, 31.2150°E	~2350 BCE	43 m	57.7 m	Unas — first Pyramid Texts
8	Saqqara	Pyramid of Teti	29.8742°N, 31.2197°E	~2340 BCE	43 m	78.5 m	Teti
9	Saqqara	Buried Pyramid (Sekhemkhet)	29.8689°N, 31.2127°E	~2650 BCE	unfinished	120 m	Sekhemkhet
10	Saqqara	Pyramid of Userkaf	29.8731°N, 31.2177°E	~2490 BCE	49 m	73.3 m	Userkaf
11	Saqqara	Pyramid of Pepi I	29.8563°N, 31.2136°E	~2330 BCE	52.5 m	78.75 m	Pepi I
12	Saqqara	Pyramid of Pepi II	29.8472°N, 31.2142°E	~2280 BCE	52.5 m	78.75 m	Pepi II
13	Saqqara	Pyramid of Merenre	29.8525°N, 31.2128°E	~2280 BCE	52.5 m	78.6 m	Merenre
14	Dahshur	Bent Pyramid	29.7908°N, 31.2103°E	~2600 BCE	101.1 m	188.6 m	Sneferu
15	Dahshur	Red Pyramid	29.8091°N, 31.2059°E	~2590 BCE	105 m	220 m	Sneferu — first true pyramid
16	Dahshur	Black Pyramid (Amenemhat III)	29.7869°N, 31.2270°E	~1860 BCE	75 m (orig.)	105 m	Amenemhat III
17	Dahshur	White Pyramid (Amenemhat II)	29.7967°N, 31.2175°E	~1920 BCE	unknown	unknown	Amenemhat II
18	Dahshur	Pyramid of Senusret III	29.8039°N, 31.2222°E	~1880 BCE	78 m	105 m	Senusret III
19	Abu Rawash	Pyramid of Djedefre	30.0322°N, 31.0750°E	~2530 BCE	destroyed	106 m	Djedefre (Khufu's successor)
20	Meidum	Meidum Pyramid	29.3883°N, 31.1567°E	~2600 BCE	65 m (now)	147 m	Sneferu (possibly begun by Huni)
21	Abu Sir	Pyramid of Sahure	29.8946°N, 31.2014°E	~2480 BCE	47 m	78.8 m	Sahure
22	Abu Sir	Pyramid of Neferirkare	29.8960°N, 31.2039°E	~2470 BCE	72 m (orig.)	105 m	Neferirkare
23	Abu Sir	Pyramid of Nyuserre	29.8938°N, 31.2028°E	~2440 BCE	51.7 m	78.9 m	Nyuserre Ini
24	Lisht	Pyramid of Amenemhat I	29.5673°N, 31.2208°E	~1960 BCE	55 m	84 m	Amenemhat I
25	Lisht	Pyramid of Senusret I	29.5593°N, 31.2217°E	~1940 BCE	61.3 m	105 m	Senusret I
26	Hawara	Pyramid of Amenemhat III	29.2722°N, 30.8989°E	~1850 BCE	58 m	105 m	Amenemhat III — the "Labyrinth"
27	El-Lahun	Pyramid of Senusret II	29.2364°N, 30.9694°E	~1900 BCE	48 m	107 m	Senusret II

Egypt Total: 138+ pyramids identified by archaeologists across ~30+ sites (many are small satellite/queen's pyramids)

1.2 Sudan (Nubia/Kush) — 255+ Pyramids

Reliability: TIER 1

#	Site	Coordinates	Period	# Pyramids	Height Range	Angle
1	Meroë (North)	16.9381°N, 33.7489°E	300 BCE–350 CE	~40	6–30 m	~70°
2	Meroë (South)	16.9339°N, 33.7444°E	300 BCE–350 CE	~40	6–30 m	~70°
3	Meroë (West)	16.9360°N, 33.7417°E	300 BCE–350 CE	~10	6–20 m	~70°
4	Nuri	18.5567°N, 31.9167°E	700–300 BCE	82	10–40 m	steep
5	El-Kurru	18.4167°N, 31.7833°E	900–700 BCE	14+	varies	varies
6	Jebel Barkal	18.5333°N, 31.8167°E	700–300 BCE	20+	varies	steep
7	Sedeinga	20.5280°N, 30.3285°E	200 BCE–100 CE	80+ (miniature)	0.75–7 m	varies

Sudan Total: 255+ pyramids — MORE than all of Egypt

Kingdom of Kush conquered Egypt briefly (25th Dynasty, ~747–656 BCE)
Pyramids much steeper than Egyptian (70° vs. ~52°)
Many tombs looted by Italian treasure hunter Giuseppe Ferlini (1834), who destroyed the tops of ~40 pyramids

1.3 Other Africa

Site	Country	Coordinates	Date	Details	Tier
Nsude Pyramids	Nigeria	6.87°N, 7.39°E	Pre-colonial	10 mud-brick step pyramids; circular base	TIER 2
Tichitt Tradition	Mauritania	18.47°N, 9.43°W	~2000–500 BCE	Stone settlement mounds; debated	TIER 2

2. AMERICAS

2.1 Mexico & Central America

Reliability: TIER 1

#	Site	Structure	Coordinates	Date	Height	Base	Builder
1	Teotihuacán	Pyramid of the Sun	19.6925°N, 98.8438°W	~200 CE	65 m	225 m	Unknown
2	Teotihuacán	Pyramid of the Moon	19.6953°N, 98.8445°W	~250 CE	43 m	130 m	Unknown
3	Teotihuacán	Temple of the Feathered Serpent	19.6893°N, 98.8441°W	~200 CE	19 m	—	Unknown
4	Cholula	Great Pyramid of Cholula	19.0579°N, 98.3022°W	300 BCE–900 CE	66 m	450×450 m	Multiple cultures
5	Chichén Itzá	El Castillo (Kukulcán)	20.6843°N, 88.5678°W	~600 CE	30 m	55.3 m	Maya
6	Tikal	Temple I (Great Jaguar)	17.2220°N, 89.6237°W	734 CE	47 m	—	Maya
7	Tikal	Temple IV	17.2263°N, 89.6281°W	741 CE	65 m	—	Maya
8	Palenque	Temple of Inscriptions	17.4838°N, 92.0461°W	683 CE	27 m	—	Maya (Pakal)
9	Uxmal	Pyramid of the Magician	20.3597°N, 89.7714°W	6th–10th c. CE	35 m	Elliptical	Maya
10	Calakmul	Structure II	18.1056°N, 89.8108°W	~400 CE	55 m	—	Maya
11	Cobá	Nohoch Mul	20.4947°N, 87.7361°W	600–900 CE	42 m	—	Maya
12	Monte Albán	Main pyramid complex	17.0436°N, 96.7678°W	500 BCE–750 CE	varies	—	Zapotec
13	Tula	Pyramid B (Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli)	20.0628°N, 99.3406°W	~900 CE	13 m	—	Toltec
14	El Tajín	Pyramid of the Niches	20.4467°N, 97.3778°W	600–900 CE	18 m	25 m	Totonac
15	La Venta	Great Pyramid (Complex C)	18.1033°N, 94.0378°W	~400 BCE	34 m	Fluted cone	Olmec
16	Cuicuilco	Circular pyramid	19.3017°N, 99.1839°W	~600 BCE	20 m	130 m dia.	Pre-Aztec
17	Toniná	Acropolis pyramid	16.8992°N, 92.0094°W	~700 CE	74 m	Multi-level	Maya
18	Cañada de la Virgen	Pyramid complex	20.8508°N, 100.6439°W	540–1050 CE	—	—	Otomí
19	Xochicalco	Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent	18.8039°N, 99.2964°W	~700 CE	17 m	—	Multi-ethnic

2.2 South America

Reliability: TIER 1

#	Site	Structure	Coordinates	Date	Height	Base	Builder
1	Caral	Pirámide Mayor + 5 others	10.8933°S, 77.5200°W	~3000 BCE	18 m	150×160 m	Norte Chico
2	Túcume	26 pyramids (Huaca Larga largest)	6.5083°S, 79.8519°W	~1000 CE	30 m	700×280 m	Lambayeque/Sicán
3	Huaca del Sol	Adobe pyramid	8.1500°S, 79.0000°W	~450 CE	50 m	340×160 m	Moche
4	Huaca de la Luna	Temple pyramid	8.1458°S, 78.9975°W	~100–600 CE	21 m	—	Moche
5	Tiwanaku	Akapana Pyramid	16.5553°S, 68.6733°W	~500 CE	18 m	257 m	Tiwanaku
6	Sipán	Huaca Rajada (pyramids)	6.8033°S, 79.6000°W	~300 CE	—	—	Moche (Lord of Sipán)
7	Pachacámac	Temple of the Sun	12.2575°S, 76.8989°W	~200–1500 CE	—	—	Lima/Inca
8	Paramonga	Fortress/pyramid	10.6281°S, 77.8058°W	~1200 CE	25 m	—	Chimú
9	Sechin Bajo	Circular plaza & platforms	9.4667°S, 78.2500°W	~3500 BCE	—	—	Pre-ceramic
10	Aspero	Huaca de los Ídolos	10.7892°S, 77.6428°W	~3000 BCE	10 m	—	Norte Chico

2.3 North America

#	Site	Structure	Coordinates	Date	Height	Builder	Tier
1	Cahokia	Monks Mound	38.6601°N, 90.0622°W	~1050 CE	30 m	Mississippian	TIER 1
2	Etowah	Mound A	34.1267°N, 84.8061°W	~1000 CE	19 m	Mississippian	TIER 1
3	Moundville	Mound B	33.0058°N, 87.6311°W	~1200 CE	17 m	Mississippian	TIER 1
4	Poverty Point	Mound A	32.6375°N, 91.4086°W	~1500 BCE	22 m	Archaic culture	TIER 1

Note: North American mounds are earthen, not stone — but Monks Mound at Cahokia covers more ground area than the Great Pyramid of Giza.

3. ASIA

3.1 China — 40+ Pyramid Mounds

Reliability: TIER 1

#	Site/Mound	Coordinates	Date	Height	Builder	Notes
1	Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum	34.3380°N, 108.5694°E	210 BCE	~100 m (orig.)	Qin Shi Huang	Terracotta Army; mercury rivers
2	Maoling	34.4694°N, 108.5528°E	87 BCE	46.5 m	Emperor Wu of Han	Largest Han tomb
3	Yangling	34.4500°N, 108.9500°E	141 BCE	32 m	Emperor Jing of Han	50,000+ miniature figures
4	Changling	34.4333°N, 108.9667°E	195 BCE	33 m	Emperor Gaozu of Han	First Han dynasty pyramid
5	Qianling	34.5764°N, 108.2178°E	706 CE	natural hill	Wu Zetian & Gaozong	Tang; built into mountain
6–40+	Various Xi'an mounds	34.20–34.55°N, 108.30–109.00°E	200 BCE–200 CE	10–50 m	Han Dynasty nobles	~40 mounds in Shaanxi

3.2 Indonesia

#	Site	Coordinates	Date (Mainstream)	Date (Alternative)	Height	Tier
1	Gunung Padang	6.9944°S, 107.0564°E	~5000 BCE?	27,000 years (Natawidjaja 2023)	Hilltop	TIER 2–3
2	Borobudur	7.6079°S, 110.2038°E	~800 CE	—	35 m	TIER 1
3	Prambanan	7.7520°S, 110.4915°E	~850 CE	—	47 m	TIER 1
4	Sukuh	7.6267°S, 111.1308°E	~1437 CE	—	11 m	TIER 1
5	Candi Jiwa	6.4053°S, 106.3803°E	~100 BCE	—	22 m	TIER 1

3.3 Cambodia

#	Site	Structure	Coordinates	Date	Height	Builder
1	Koh Ker	Prasat Thom	13.6886°N, 104.5311°E	~930 CE	36 m	Jayavarman IV
2	Angkor Wat	Central tower/temple mountain	13.4125°N, 103.8670°E	~1150 CE	65 m	Suryavarman II
3	Baksei Chamkrong	Step pyramid temple	13.4350°N, 103.8575°E	~948 CE	27 m	Rajendravarman
4	Phnom Bakheng	Temple mountain	13.4283°N, 103.8558°E	~907 CE	65 m	Yasovarman I

3.4 India

#	Site	Structure	Coordinates	Date	Height	Notes	Tier
1	Brihadeshwara	Vimana (pyramid tower)	10.7828°N, 79.1318°E	1010 CE	66 m	80-tonne capstone	TIER 1
2	Meenakshi Temple	14 gopurams (pyramid towers)	9.9195°N, 78.1193°E	~1600 CE	51.9 m (tallest)	Hindu temple complex	TIER 1
3	Virupaksha Temple	Gopuram	15.3350°N, 76.4600°E	~1442 CE	50 m	Hampi/Vijayanagara	TIER 1
4	Ranganathaswamy	21 gopurams	10.8627°N, 78.6880°E	Various	72 m (tallest)	Srirangam; temple complex	TIER 1

3.5 Japan

#	Site	Structure	Coordinates	Date	Notes	Tier
1	Daisen Kofun	Keyhole mound	34.5645°N, 135.4876°E	~5th c. CE	486 m long; larger area than Giza	TIER 1
2	Yonaguni	Underwater structures	24.4346°N, 123.0085°E	Disputed	Masaaki Kimura: man-made; most: natural	TIER 3

3.6 Iraq/Iran (Ziggurats)

#	Site	Coordinates	Date	Height (Original)	Builder	Tier
1	Ur	30.9628°N, 46.1031°E	~2100 BCE	~30 m	Ur-Nammu	TIER 1
2	Chogha Zanbil	32.0093°N, 48.5218°E	~1250 BCE	25 m (now), 52 m (orig.)	Elamite	TIER 1
3	Etemenanki (Babylon)	32.5364°N, 44.4208°E	~600 BCE	91 m (claimed)	Nebuchadnezzar II	TIER 1 (ruins)
4	Aqar Quf	33.3525°N, 44.2003°E	~1400 BCE	57 m (now)	Kassite	TIER 1
5	Sialk	33.9675°N, 51.4322°E	~3000 BCE	~10 m (ruins)	Proto-Elamite	TIER 1

4. EUROPE

Reliability: TIER 1–4 (varies significantly)

#	Site	Country	Coordinates	Date	Height	Status	Tier
1	Pyramid of Cestius	Italy (Rome)	41.8764°N, 12.4813°E	~12 BCE	36 m	Roman tomb; intact	TIER 1
2	Pyramids of Güímar	Spain (Tenerife)	28.3131°N, 16.3817°W	Disputed	12 m	6 stepped structures	TIER 2
3	Hellinikon Pyramid	Greece	37.6178°N, 22.7625°E	~2720 BCE?	3.5 m	OSL dating disputed	TIER 2–3
4	Visočica (Bosnian Pyramid)	Bosnia	43.9820°N, 18.1764°E	Disputed	220 m?	Osmanagić claim; rejected by mainstream	TIER 4
5	Falicon Pyramid	France (Nice)	43.7425°N, 7.2925°E	Roman era?	9 m	Small; above cave entrance	TIER 2
6	Barnenez	France (Brittany)	48.6667°N, 3.8578°W	~4850 BCE	8 m	72 m × 25 m; Neolithic cairn	TIER 1
7	Silbury Hill	England	51.4157°N, 1.8578°W	~2400 BCE	30 m	Largest artificial mound in Europe	TIER 1
8	Newgrange	Ireland	53.6947°N, 6.4756°W	~3200 BCE	12 m	Passage tomb; winter solstice alignment	TIER 1

5. OCEANIA / PACIFIC

#	Site	Country	Coordinates	Date	Details	Tier
1	Nan Madol	Pohnpei (FSM)	6.8442°N, 158.3344°E	~1200 CE	92 artificial basalt islands; ~750,000 tonnes	TIER 1
2	Ha'amonga 'a Maui	Tonga	21.1422°S, 175.0514°W	~1200 CE	Trilithon; megalithic	TIER 1
3	Russell Island	Solomon Islands	9.1°S, 159.2°E	Unknown	Reported pyramidal mound; minimal study	TIER 3
4	Kiribati underwater	Kiribati	Various	Unknown	Reported submerged structures	TIER 3

6. SUBMERGED / UNDERSEA REPORTED PYRAMIDS

Reliability: TIER 2–4

#	Location	Coordinates (Approx.)	Depth	Status	Tier
1	Yonaguni, Japan	24.4346°N, 123.0085°E	25 m	Debated — natural vs. man-made	TIER 3
2	Off Cuba (reported 2001)	~22.0°N, 84.0°W	~700 m	Paulina Zelitsky expedition; never independently verified	TIER 3–4
3	Azores (reported)	~38.0°N, 26.0°W	~40 m	Portuguese Navy sonar; not confirmed	TIER 3–4
4	Lake Fuxian, China	24.5°N, 102.9°E	8–27 m	Pyramid-shaped structures detected by sonar	TIER 2–3
5	Bermuda Triangle (reported)	Various	Various	Persistent claims; no verified evidence	TIER 4

7. GLOBAL STATISTICS

Metric	Value
Total confirmed pyramids worldwide	~1,000+
Egypt	138+
Sudan	255+
Mexico & Central America	200+ major structures
South America	100+
China	40+
Cambodia	20+ temple mountains
India	100+ pyramidal temple towers
Rest of world	Various
Oldest confirmed	Barnenez (France, ~4850 BCE) or Caral (Peru, ~3000 BCE)
Largest by volume	Great Pyramid of Cholula (~4.45 million m³)
Tallest	Great Pyramid of Giza (146.6 m original)
Most in one country	Sudan (255+)
Largest by ground area	Daisen Kofun, Japan (486 m long)

8. ALIGNMENT OBSERVATIONS

Reliability: TIER 1 (measurements) / TIER 3 (significance)

Sites Near the 30th Parallel North

Site	Latitude	Proximity to 30°N
Great Pyramid of Giza	29.98°N	0.02°
Eridu (oldest Sumerian city)	30.82°N	0.82°
Persepolis	29.93°N	0.07°
Lhasa, Tibet	29.65°N	0.35°
Bermuda Triangle (center)	~30°N	0°

Proposed "Great Circle" Alignments

Sites along a proposed great circle alignment (~30° inclination to equator):

Giza → Petra → Mohenjo-daro → Angkor Wat → Easter Island → Nazca → (return to Giza)

Mainstream View: Given enough ancient sites, statistically significant alignments will appear by chance. This is a documented cognitive bias (patternicity).

Alternative View: Too many major sites cluster near specific latitudes and alignments to be coincidental. Ancient builders understood/used global geodesy.

9. IMAGE SEARCH GUIDE

Images to seek for this catalog:

Category	Search Terms	Priority Sources
Aerial/satellite views	"[site name] aerial view", "[site name] satellite"	Wikimedia Commons, Google Earth
Cross-section diagrams	"Great Pyramid cross section", "Cholula cutaway"	Academic publications
Comparative scale	"world pyramids size comparison"	Infographics
Location maps	"global pyramid distribution map"	Geographic databases
Interior passages	"Khufu interior diagram", "Derinkuyu cross section"	Archaeological publications
Archaeological photos	"[site name] excavation photo"	Museum/institutional

Counter-Arguments & Criticisms

Conventional Archaeological Explanations

Skeptical position: Mainstream archaeologists have proposed conventional explanations for the construction methods and features of sites related to Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth. Critics argue that attributing anomalous characteristics to unknown technologies underestimates the ingenuity and capabilities of ancient peoples using known tools and techniques.
Dating controversies: The chronological claims associated with Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth have been disputed by researchers using different dating methodologies. Radiocarbon dating, thermoluminescence, and stratigraphic analysis sometimes yield conflicting results, and the choice of what material to date can significantly affect conclusions.
Alternative explanations: Experimental archaeology has demonstrated that many supposedly impossible construction feats can be replicated using tools and methods available to ancient builders. While the scale and precision remain impressive, they do not necessarily require invoking unknown technologies.

Methodological & Evidence Challenges

Confirmation bias in site interpretation: Critics contend that researchers approaching Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth with predetermined conclusions may over-interpret ambiguous features. Natural geological formations, weathering patterns, and coincidental alignments can appear intentional when viewed through an expectant lens.
Contested measurements: Several extraordinary claims about precision at sites related to Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth depend on specific measurement methodologies that other researchers have been unable to replicate or have disputed. Measurement uncertainty and selective reporting of favorable data points are ongoing concerns.
Research gaps: Many sites associated with Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth have not been fully excavated or studied using modern archaeological methods. Until comprehensive, peer-reviewed investigations are completed, extraordinary claims should be considered preliminary hypotheses rather than established facts.

Scholarly Criticism

Peer review gaps: Some alternative interpretations of Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth have been advanced primarily in popular media rather than peer-reviewed academic publications. This limits their exposure to the rigorous critique and replication that formal scholarship requires.
Underestimating ancient capabilities: Mainstream archaeologists argue that evidence from Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth actually demonstrates the remarkable abilities of ancient peoples — sophisticated project management, engineering knowledge, and astronomical observation — without requiring extraordinary interventions.
Disputed physical evidence: Where anomalous materials or toolmarks have been reported at sites related to Complete Pyramid Catalog: Every Known Pyramid on Earth, they have been contested by other researchers who offer alternative identifications or note potential contamination and misattribution.

CROSS-REFERENCE INDEX

Document	Section	Connection
D_1_02	D_Sites_and_Artifacts	D_1_02 — Pyramids Worldwide
D_4_01	D_Sites_and_Artifacts	D_1_03 — Megalithic Impossible Engineering
D_5_01	D_Sites_and_Artifacts	D_5_03 — Sacred Geometry
E_4_02	E_Cataclysms_and_Chronology	E_4_02 — Radiocarbon Calibration
F_1_01	F_Lost_Connections	F_1_01 — Trans Oceanic Contact

IMAGES

#	Description	Filename	Source	License
1	No images catalogued yet	—	—	—

Sources

Archaeological Databases

Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA) pyramid database
UNESCO World Heritage Site documentation
INAH (Mexico) archaeological database
Ministry of Culture, Sudan
Archaeological Survey of India

Academic

Lehner, M. (1997). The Complete Pyramids. Thames and Hudson. ISBN: 9780500285473
Arnold, D. (1991). Building in Egypt.
Shady Solís, R. (2005). La Ciudad Sagrada de Caral-Supe. ISBN: 9789972973802. DOI: 10.15381/is.v6i9.8078
Natawidjaja, D.H. et al. (2023). Archaeological Prospection. ISBN: 9783874906999
Kendall, T. (1999). Kush and Nubian pyramids.

CHANGE LOG

Date	Change
Feb 21, 2026	Created as comprehensive pyramid location catalog — complete GPS coordinates, dimensions, and global statistics

D_1_04 — Deep Scan Expansion Document — February 2026

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lehner, Mark | 1997 | ∅ | The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries | ∅ | ∅ | London: Thames & Hudson | ∅ | isbn:9780500285473 | ∅ | ∅ | ∅
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Kerma and the Kingdom of Kush: The Archaeological Discovery — ISBN corrected from 9780965234108 to 9780965600101, verified against Open Library (Kerma and the Kingdom of Kush, 2500-1500 B.C., Kendall, Timothy.). The previous number failed its check digit.
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PURPOSE

1. AFRICA

1.1 Egypt — 138+ Confirmed Pyramids

Major Sites

1.2 Sudan (Nubia/Kush) — 255+ Pyramids

1.3 Other Africa

2. AMERICAS

2.1 Mexico & Central America

2.2 South America

2.3 North America

3. ASIA

3.1 China — 40+ Pyramid Mounds

3.2 Indonesia

3.3 Cambodia

3.4 India

3.5 Japan

3.6 Iraq/Iran (Ziggurats)

4. EUROPE

5. OCEANIA / PACIFIC

6. SUBMERGED / UNDERSEA REPORTED PYRAMIDS

7. GLOBAL STATISTICS

8. ALIGNMENT OBSERVATIONS

Sites Near the 30th Parallel North

Proposed "Great Circle" Alignments

9. IMAGE SEARCH GUIDE

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Conventional Archaeological Explanations

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