The Great Pyramid's Alignment
In short: The Great Pyramid of Giza was aligned with celestial bodies, particularly the north, using two circumpolar stars, Kochab and Mizar, which were in perfect alignment around 2467 BC.
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Sources used in this film: British Broadcasting Corporation, “BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Building the Great Pyramid”; BBC, “The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt | Science and Technology”.
Sources used in this film
- British Broadcasting Corporation — BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Building the Great Pyramid · View →
- BBC — The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt | Science and Technology · View →
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- Summary by Intellect · source: British Broadcasting Corporation: BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Building the Great Pyramid
- Also: BBC: The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt | Science and Technology
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