It’s not a competition of course but seems a bit odd how ancient Egypt seems to get all the attention whilst this Mexican pyramid twice as large as the Great Pyramid of Giza is virtually unknown. I‘ve even mentioned it to several people I know who live in Mexico and none of them seem to have ever heard of it.
We tend to think of the Americas pre-colonization as this place full of tribal communities but their actual feats seem to suggest they were at least comparable to if not more sophisticated than any of the ancient megalithic civilizations of the Old World
by MolecCodicies
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Sure, built 2500-3000 years later.
Both are dwarved by the Roman road and aquaduct network in terms of built volume and engineering capabilities.
As far as I’m aware while size is comparable the technical details of the structure are less complex. Step pyramids are simpler (Egypt started with them before moving to smooth ones), though I am not familiar with differences in internal structure and it’s impact on the engineering needed to hold the weight.
that pic is not Cholula, cause cholula doesnt look like a pyramid any longer. these memes are so fucking lazy