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Pyramid of Menkaure

Monumental ConstructionContested

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Smallest of the three, once cased in red Aswan granite on its lower courses.

ContinentAfricaConfidence: estimated
Height65mConfidence: estimated
MaterialLimestoneMohs 3-4 (mineral hardness scale)
QuarryAswan granite quarries (679.5km)calculated straight-line

Claims

FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

2530 BCE - 2500 BCE

c. 2510 BCE, reign of Menkaure

UNESCO World Heritage List #86
No claims found.
PurposeNo claims found.
MethodNo claims found.No claims found.

Precision & Alignment

alternativeAlignment

The offset third pyramid matches the dimmer third star of Orion's Belt

Bauval and Gilbert • The Orion Mystery, 1994

Related Wonders at Giza Plateau

Sources: The Orion Mystery, 1994 • UNESCO World Heritage List #86

Bronze Age — Pyramid of Menkaure in context.

Bronze Age, 3,300 BCE to 1,200 BCEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelineCarnac stones, 4,500 BCE - 3,300 BCEStone vessels of the Step Pyramid, 3,500 BCE - 2,650 BCEStep Pyramid of Djoser, 2,670 BCE - 2,650 BCE3Pyramid of Menkaure, 2,530 BCE - 2,500 BCESilbury Hill, 2,470 BCE - 2,350 BCEStonehenge, 3,000 BCE - 1,520 BCEMohenjo-daro, 2,500 BCE - 1,900 BCEPavlopetri, 3,000 BCE - 1,100 BCENebra sky disc, 1,800 BCE - 1,600 BCEUnfinished Obelisk, 1,479 BCE - 1,458 BCELateran Obelisk, 1,425 BCE - 1,390 BCEAbu Simbel, 1,264 BCE - 1,244 BCE3Pavlopetri3,000 BCE2,500 BCE2,000 BCE1,500 BCE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 2,515 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 2,530 BCE - 2,500 BCE.

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