Akhet Khufu: archaeo-astronomical hints at a common project of the two main pyramids of Giza, Egypt

TL;DR

This study investigates the astronomical alignments and landscape relationships of the Giza pyramids, providing evidence that they were designed as parts of a unified, common project.

Contribution

It offers an interdisciplinary analysis combining archaeology and astronomy, revealing new clues that support the pyramids' shared conception.

Findings

The pyramids are aligned with specific astronomical features.

The complexes are interconnected through landscape and architectural relationships.

Evidence suggests a coordinated, common planning of the two main pyramids.

Abstract

The architectural complexes composed by the two main pyramids of Giza together with their temples are investigated from an inter-disciplinary point of view, taking into account their astronomical alignments as well as their relationships with the visible landscape. Combining already known facts together with new clues, the work strongly supports the idea that the two complexes were conceived as parts of a common project.