Composite image superimposing the three stars of Orion's Belt over the three main pyramids of the Giza plateau. The alignment between Alnitak, Alnilam, and
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Composite image superimposing the three stars of Orion's Belt over the three main pyramids of the Giza plateau. The alignment between Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka and the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure forms the basis of the Orion Correlation Theory proposed by Robert Bauval.
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