It is important to know that one unique aspect of the pyramids at Giza are their block characteristics. The core blocks are limestone and white in color, chalky and granular. Some of the stones possess artificial, parallel grooves and/or distinctive fossilized numlites. Numlites are a prehistoric foraminifera (a shelled sea-creature). These particular examples date to roughly 125,000,000 ybp.

These limestone blocks are said to have been quarried in Tura and ushered across the Nile. Regardless of their origin, it can generally be stated that any limestone block in the greater Giza area with such distinctive features indicates it was artificially placed.

On December 5th, 1996, Eric Wilson, myself, and three members of our support team approached the remains at Zawyat Al Aryan. The Zawyat Al Aryan pyramid was once a glorious step-pyramid and is known to Egyptologists as the "Layer Pyramid." It is believed to have been built during the 3rd Dynasty by Pharaoh Kha`ba; thus pre-dating the Giza pyramids. A vessel inscribed with the name Kha`ba found nearby is the sole basis for this dynastic assignment. (Atlas of Ancient Egypt, by John Baines & Jaromir Malek, 1993)

We located the Zawyat Al Aryan pyramid via Wilson's astro-geo-archaeological technique. As the exact topographical representation of the star Betelgeuse, the Zawyat Al Aryan pyramid's mere location implies that it was part of a master plan to replicate the Orion constellation in and around Giza. Therefore, one must naturally assume its original construction date would be in the vicinity of the other celestial representatives; give or take a few hundred years.

Yet, the pyramid at Zawyat Al Aryan is constructed in a step-fashion and is composed of very manageable, brick-like building stones. This construction technique and average block size is quite different from the other Orion Pyramids, which consist of megalithic blocks in the standard pyramidal form. However, since a coincidental celestial-terrestrial correlation is highly unlikely, why then is a step-pyramid located upon one of the Orion sites?

Surrounding the Zawyat Al Aryan remains are rolling sand dunes. Within these dunes, and likely beneath the present structure, one finds heavily-weathered, megalithic building stones. Although almost indistinguishable from the natural landscape, these severely deteriorated block still exhibit their original divisions and dimensions. Unlike the dark brown blocks of the Zawyat Al Aryan step-pyramid, these gigantic blocks are a white limestone. They bare an uncanny resemblance to the core stones used at Giza and Abu Ruwash; the Orion Pyramids to the north. We have yet to find a text with a description and/or date for these enigmatic stones. The heavily-eroded state of these megalithic blocks is an indication of their ancient placement. In contrasts to the less-eroded stones of the step-pyramid, it is clear the blocks have far greater antiquity.

In addition to their relative erosion, the block dimensions and composition also make it apparent their constructive industry is different from that of the present pyramid. A different constructive industry is a telltale sign of different constructive periods. The industry they do resemble, however, is that of the other Orion Pyramids. In this light, the megalithic blocks appear to mark the vestiges of a much larger, and much more ancient compound. This compound being contemporaneous with the other Orion pyramids.

This conclusion, however, is problematic if one believes the Orion Pyramids (including those at Giza and Abu Ruwash) were built during the 4th Dynasty. In other words, how can a pyramid assigned to the 3rd Dynasty (earlier) lie atop remains which resemble the 4th Dynasty's (later) constructive industry? Relative dating deems this impossible. Either the step-pyramid at Zawyat Al Aryan was built after the 4th Dynasty, or the ancient blocks of the Orion Pyramids are older than orthodox Egyptology currently believes.

Why is a step-pyramid built upon an Orion site? Perhaps the builders of the step-pyramid used the ancient ruins for a utilitarian purpose. The remains may have provided a strong building foundation or a strategic vantage point.

Or perhaps they used the remains for symbolic reasons. The ruins may have been significant to their belief system and/or history. It is also possible that the sand-covered remains may have made a sacred mound or hill. These distinct possibilities are not mutually exclusive.

It is undeniable that the Zawyat Al Aryan pyramid sits on the exact topographical location for the star Betelgeuse. This fact, supported by the Giza Pyramids' precise connection to the stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka (Orion's belt stars), make The Orion Pyramid Theory begin to sparkle with life.

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