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The hill is a pyramid built in four phases, the first between 25,000 and 14,000 BC, with chambers inside.

The hill is a pyramid built in four phases, the first between 25,000 and 14,000 BC, with chambers inside.

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Where it stands

DisputedTwo pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Worked stone, tools, hearths or other human traces in Units 1 to 3.
  • Radiocarbon dates on charcoal or bone from sealed construction contexts in the deep layers, matching the soil dates.
  • Voids of regular geometry where the tomography shows anomalies.

What would rule it out

  • Deep cores and trenches through Units 2 and 3 that find columns in their natural cooling orientation and no anthropogenic material.

Evidence 2 for · 3 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe core is a volcanic body with natural columnar jointing; the deep layers are weathered and slumped columns…

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The hill is a pyramid built in four phases, the first between 25,000 and 14,000 BC, with chambers inside. [Answer ANS0D32CGYY63Q6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D32CGYY63Q6
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