A comprehensive statistical evaluation of the Orion–Giza correlation

We present the first exhaustive statistical assessment of Bauval’s (1994) Orion Correlation Theory, testing whether the spatial arrangement of the three Great Pyramids of Giza encodes the shape of Orion’s Belt. Using Procrustes analysis against all 695,520 stellar triplets brighter than visual magnitude 4.0, drawn from the Yale Bright Star Catalogue and independently confirmed with Gaia DR3 proper motions, we find the Giza–Orion shape correspondence ranks 1,717th (p = 0.0025). This constitutes 8.7 bits of information content across two independent shape parameters (distance ratio and bend angle). The match uses pure rotation without reflection, neutralizing Fairall’s (1999) mirror objection, and Giza ranks…