When the pyramids were built, north was marked not by Polaris, today’s North Star, but by Thuban, a star in the sinuous body of Draco, the dragon. Egyptian architects used the star to align the sides of the pyramids with the cardinal directions.
When the pyramids were built, north was marked not by Polaris, today’s North Star, but by Thuban, a star in the sinuous body of Draco, the dragon. Egyptian architects used the star to align the sides of the pyramids with the cardinal directions.