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Believers in sacred geometry ascribe power and significance to naturally occurring shapes. They see them as evidence of organization — likely by a higher power. Within this small group, there is a ...

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A huge 4,000-year-old Bronze Age hexagonal pyramidal structure has been discovered in Kazakhstan, which is apparently the first pyramidal structure ever discovered on the Eurasian steppes.

In the steppes of Kazakhstan, an astonishing archaeological discovery has been made: a 3,800-year-old (3800 years) hexagonal structure resembling a "pyramid." Although different from the Egyptian ...