Pyramids Facts and Time

Being in Cancun we might say we live in pyramid land pretty much. With impressive sites such as Chichen Itza, Cobá and Calak Mul just a few hours away, mayan pyramid hunting should be one of the MUST things to do in Cancun. Even in the northern area of the city you can find small sites like El meco that has at least an impressive pyramid shaped temple.

Pyramids have been built by many civilizations around the world in order to honor their deities or serve as the final resting place of a ruler. They still remain an impressive sight but we sometimes fail to realize exactly how old these structures are. How long had the pyramids at Giza been standing before the Roman Empire numbered Egypt among its provinces?

Historical events and dates tend to run together after a while and it becomes difficult to put things into perspective. So we’ve built a helpful animated timeline that highlights some of the pivotal points, peculiarities and well-known events throughout ancient history in relation to some of the most important pyramids raised.

While looking at the timeline try and guess as to why the pyramid was such a popular shape for building monuments by people separated so much by time and distance.

Hint: it’s not the fact that a pyramid is the most stable shape with the maximum height that could be accomplished with most materials available at the time – though this of course still is one of the main reasons.

Click here to view the timeline with these interesting pyramid facts.