Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure Pyramids and the Sun

2016/02/02 by Amelia Carolina Sparavigna, Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #Historical and Architectural Studies #physics.hist-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1604.05963

Solar Orientation, Archaeoastronomy, Solstices, Architectural Planning, Satellite Images, Google Earth, SunCalc.net

arxiv created 2016/02/02 · arxiv updated 2016/04/21

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the orientation of the Egyptian pyramids at Giza with respect to sunrises and sunsets, using SunCalc.net software. We can see that Khufu and Khafre pyramids had been positioned in a manner that, from each pyramid, it was always possible to observe the points of the horizon where the sun was rising and setting on each day of the year. A discussion for the Menkaure pyramid is also proposed.

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