From Orion’s Belt to the Pleiades Spiral: A Comparative Archaeoastronomical and Statistical Analysis of Pyramid Alignments in Egypt and Bosnia

Abstract

This study presents a comparative archaeoastronomical and statistical analysis of pyramid alignments in two culturally distinct yet cosmologically resonant sites: the Giza plateau in Egypt and the Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Egyptian pyramids are analyzed through the lens of the Orion Correlation Theory (OCT), proposed by Robert Bauval, which postulates a symbolic alignment of the Giza pyramids with the three stars of Orion’s Belt. In contrast, the Bosnian pyramids are examined through a newly developed model — the Bosnian Pyramid Pleiades Alignment Model (BPPAM) — which highlights a geometric and harmonic correspondence between terrestrial pyramid and tumulus features and the Fibonacci-based arrangement of stars in the Pleiades cluster. This paper compares both models using geospatial geometry, orientation precision, golden ratio mapping, and Monte Carlo simulation to quantify the probability of intentional design. The research emphasizes the methodological shift from visual-symbolic correlations to quantifiable geometric and statistical evidence. A novel element of this study is the discovery of not just one, but three distinct golden- ratio spirals aligned with celestial-terrestrial correspondences—an observation not previously documented in archaeoastronomical literature.