The pyramid pioneers went further

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Archaeologists have discovered that measurements of Egyptian pyramids taken more than 100 years ago were surprisingly precise. A paper from the Queensland University of Technology examines the study of the pyramids of Cheops, Khafre, and Mycerinus, which were built around 2600 BC. Study co-author Robert Webb emphasizes that despite advances in technology, we still don't know the answer to their astronomical connections. However, new technologies, such as laser scanning and computer modeling, may yield new discoveries about the pyramids' mysteries.

PyramidsArchaeologists who measured the Egyptian pyramids more than 100 years ago were surprisingly thorough, as a historical review shows. A paper posted online by the Queensland University of Technology (Australia) analyzes the major projects investigating the pyramids of Cheops, Khafre, and Mycerinus, built around 2600 BC south of present-day Cairo.

"They weren't measuring the pyramids from a distance; their measurements were very precise and systematic, which shows how advanced the technology was at the time," says co-author Robert Webb, a lecturer in research at the school of urban development. However, Webb says, laser scanning, computer modeling, and other modern techniques haven't brought us any closer to answering one of the most intriguing questions about the pyramids: whether their positions and dimensions deliberately reflect the alignment of planets and stars.

"[Previous surveys have shown] a very close relationship to the alignment of the planets, which we can measure on the ground. But there are more theories, and some people also see a similarity on the surface, which is supposed to be quite close, it's actually one of those mathematical lucky breaks," Webb said.

According to the review, the two most important measurements of the pyramids were conducted in 1880 and 1925 using wires, steel tapes, and mahogany rods. Recent attempts to map the pyramids have employed scanning lasers, GPS, satellite imagery, digital technologies, and computer visualization.

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