Gympie Pyramid, Archaeological site in Gympie, Australia.
The Gympie Pyramid is a sandstone ridge with stone terraces cut into its slopes, creating a stepped profile. The terraces run parallel and leave passages between each level, while grinding marks appear in the rock on the ground.
Settlers found the formation in the 1860s and used it as a quarry for building houses and roads. Many of the original blocks and carvings disappeared during this period through extraction.
The Kabi Kabi call the site Djaki Kundu and link it to stories about their ancestors and the stars. Members of the community still visit and recognize it as part of their cultural memory.
The site sits about 5 kilometers (3 miles) north of Gympie on Tin Can Bay Road and is reached by dirt tracks. Sturdy shoes are needed because the ground is uneven and the stone steps can be slippery.
Surveys showed stone blocks weighing more than a ton that must have been moved without modern tools. The grinding grooves in the rock cannot be clearly linked to farming or ceremony.
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