As I understand it these pyramids had a temple or altar of some sort on the summit.
And yet, the Egyptians and Sudanese ( at least ) did not. It's hard to generalize about these things. Too many different cultures built them.
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As I understand it these pyramids had a temple or altar of some sort on the summit.
Minimalist wrote:As I understand it these pyramids had a temple or altar of some sort on the summit.
And yet, the Egyptians and Sudanese ( at least ) did not. It's hard to generalize about these things. Too many different cultures built them.
Afaic the ancient Egyptians ... built pyramids: with a (more or less) pointy tip. The others didn't. They built structures – neatly squared mounds – with a considerable flat top, for specific purposes, that decidedly lack what makes a pyramid a pyramid: a pointy tip. So to me they're not 'pyramids'.
Cognito wrote:Afaic the ancient Egyptians ... built pyramids: with a (more or less) pointy tip. The others didn't. They built structures – neatly squared mounds – with a considerable flat top, for specific purposes, that decidedly lack what makes a pyramid a pyramid: a pointy tip. So to me they're not 'pyramids'.
Is the Djoser Step Pyramid, constructed by Imhotep, in the (more or less) category? I don't see a pointy tip.
Minimalist wrote:The correct conclusion but I suspect that Cogs' 'point' was that it does not have a "point." You need to refine your definition.
Digit wrote:The debate is easily resolved, A Pyramid is a known geometric solid, if it has no point it is defined as 'truncated!'
Digit wrote:No it doesn't. It's a technical definition that may not apply to any construction at all, just a drawing.
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