The Pyramids of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza have lasted thousands of years. Shutterstock / Waj

Egypt’s world-famous pyramids are generally accepted as the work of ancient peoples with the technology available to them at the time. However, some skeptics point to the positioning of the Pyramids of Giza as evidence of alien involvement.

According to a blog post from Michigan State University, the pyramids line up exactly with the Orion constellation, involving a level of precision unusual for human artisans:

[Look at a] birds-eye-view of the pyramids with a picture of Orion’s belt transposed on top. Clearly, it is evident that the three stars in the middle of the Orion constellation, diagonally but with one star deviating, and three pyramids, also with one deviating from the diagonal, and the relative positions of stars and pyramids match each other perfectly. Even the brightness of the stars matches the size of the pyramids. Giza consists of two almost equally tall pyramids and a smaller one which is only 53% of the height of the other two. The belt of Orion consists of two almost similarly bright stars, and one with only 50% of the brightness of the other two. The smallest pyramid is the one which deviates from the diagonal, as does the dimmest star.

The blog author also wonders about the fact that the Great Pyramid lines up almost exactly with the magnetic North Pole, which becomes suspicious when you consider that the ancient Egyptians had no compasses. Also, on the evening of the summer solstice, the sun sets directly between the Great Pyramid and its next-door neighbor when viewed from the Sphinx. For this to be possible, the Egyptians would need to know the date of the summer solstice, and because the length of a calendar year hadn’t yet been determined, some find this a bit too convenient.

Finally, the blog author wonders about the impeccable condition of the Pyramids of Giza in comparison to other pyramids of a similar age, which have clear signs of wear.

But it's worth noting, as we have before, that ancient Egyptians had pretty advanced technology, and likely used the stars to align the pyramids.