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The Orion correlation theory is a fringe theory in Egyptology attempting to explain the arrangement of the Giza pyramid complex. It posits that there is a correlation between the location of the three largest pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex and Orion's Belt of the constellation Orion , and that this correlation was intended as such by the ...
Alnitak on the Great Pyramid of Giza; Alnilam on the pyramid of Khafre; Mintaka on the pyramid of Menkaure; Bauval is specifically known for the Orion Correlation Theory (OCT), which proposes a relationship between the fourth dynasty Egyptian pyramids of the Giza Plateau and the alignment of certain stars in the constellation of Orion. [5]
The sides of all three of the Giza pyramids were astronomically oriented to the cardinal directions within a small fraction of a degree. [17] [18] According to the disputed Orion correlation theory, the arrangement of the pyramids is a representation of the constellation Orion.
Linked to the pseudoarchaeological ancient astronaut theory and Orion correlation theory are related claims that the Great Pyramid was constructed by the use of an advanced lost technology. Proponents of this theory often link this hypothetical advanced technology to extraterrestrials but also Atlanteans, Lemurians or a legendary lost race.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a ... The Orion correlation theory posits that it was instead aligned to face the constellation of Leo during the ...
Orion's Belt superimposed on the Giza pyramid complex, illustrating the Orion Correlation Theory. From left to right: Alnitak on the Great Pyramid of Giza, Alnilam on the pyramid of Khafre, and Mintaka on the pyramid of Menkaure The pyramids of Giza
English: Correlation between the Great Pyramids of Giza and Orion's Belt, shortly before sunrise on the spring equinox in 10,500 BC, as proposed by Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock. (After Horizon - Atlantis Reborn Again - BBC)
In the 1990s, Cayce's claims about the Hall of Records became conflated with two other fringe hypotheses about the origin and age of the monuments at Giza: the sphinx water erosion hypothesis and the Orion correlation theory. Adherents of these ideas came to adopt Cayce's date of around 10,500 BC for the origin of the sphinx.