Pyramid of Menkaure

What the Show Claims

• ›Ancient Aliens suggests Menkaure's pyramid's unique proportions and construction precision indicate possible extraterrestrial architectural principles or advanced knowledge surpassing contemporary human capabilities. The show questions the geometric relationships encoded in the pyramid's dimensions.

What Archaeology Says

The Pyramid of Menkaure is a Fourth Dynasty pyramid built by Pharaoh Menkaure (2532-2503 BCE) at Giza, the smallest of the three main pyramids at approximately 213 feet tall. Mainstream archaeology attributes its construction to Egyptian engineering traditions, with evidence of construction techniques, workforce organization, and tool marks consistent with human labor and mathematical knowledge of the Fourth Dynasty.