‘World’s oldest pyramid' built 25,000 years ago was 'not made by humans'

‘World’s oldest pyramid' built 25,000 years ago was 'not made by humans'

While Guinness World Records officially lists Egypt's Djosser Step pyramid as the world's oldest pyramid, Indonesian researchers have claimed the Gunung Padang pyramid was constructed by humans as far back as 25,000 BC - although other archaeologists have cast doubt on the claims, with one Cardiff academic saying there is 'no evidence' of this.

A new archaeological controversy shakes the academic world: the pyramid of Gunung Padang, in Indonesia, could date back 25,000 years, long before it was thought possible