Author and researcher who proposed the Orion Correlation Theory for the Giza pyramids Explore their theories, books, and contributions to archaeology on...
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Credentials: Construction engineer by training; independent researcher
Belgian-born author of Egyptian heritage, best known for the Orion Correlation Theory, which proposes that the three Great Pyramids of Giza were positioned to mirror the three stars of Orion's belt. Bauval first published this theory in 1989 and expanded it in his 1994 bestseller The Orion Mystery. He further argues that the alignment corresponds specifically to the position of Orion's belt...
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