Article ID: CBB001451103

The Orientations of the Giza Pyramids and Associated Structures (2014)

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This paper presents the results of a week-long Total Station survey undertaken by the authors during December 2006 whose principal aim was to clarify the basic data concerning the orientation of each side of the three large Giza pyramids and to determine, as accurately as possible, the orientations of as many as possible of the associated structures. The survey focused upon measurements of sequences of points along multiple straight and relatively well-preserved structural segments, with best-fit techniques being used to provide the best estimate of their orientation, as opposed to simple triangulation between directly identified or extrapolated corners.

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Authors & Contributors
Belmonte, Juan Antonio
Shaltout, Mosalam
Fekri, Magdi
González-García, A. César
Ricart Cabús, Alejandro
Maglova, Penka
Concepts
Architecture
Archaeoastronomy
Astronomy
Pyramids
Building construction
Technology
Time Periods
Ancient
Precolumbian period (America)
8th century
Medieval
9th century
Places
Egypt
Middle and Near East
Central America
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Thrace
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