Anthony Wrote:
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> Don Barone Wrote:
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> > Hi all ..
> >
> > Is there any speculation or known reason why
> The
> > Great Enclosure, The Step Pyramid complex and
> The
> > Pyramid of Sekhemkhet and it's enclosure are
> not
> > laid out due North but are on an offset angle
> ?
>
> The speculative answer to that, based on the
> evidence we possess, is that at the time in
> history in question it was simply good enough for
> the intended purpose.
>
> My house serves us perfectly well. It's alignment
> to true north is off by a about 30 degrees.
> Without evidence that the alignment was intended
> to mean something, it's not okay to begin a theory
> with the conclusion that it must have meant
> something. That's circular logic; a fool's errand.
>
> Anthony
>
> History is the study of objective events that
> occurred within a subjective context.
>
>


I would expect to find your house's Orientation to be a result of..the lie of the land, the prevailing winds and sun patterns, and the juxtapostion of the frontage with it's road.

Interestingly enough all three stated denominators are generally cardinal in nature.

Warwick