NEW STUDIES BY MARTIN KEITEL, 1998

THE PYRAMIDS IN CLOSER EXAMINATION 1. The pentagonal pyramids Since these tree shapes form the corners of the main rectangular triangle, I consider them the most important of all the pyramid-like structures. While 'D' and 'I' can very clearly be seen as symmetrical, 'A' is much more vague. But because it is one of the "corner stones" it is not irrational to assume it has originally had a similar shape to the other two corner pyramids. At least this possibility can not be ruled out based on the condition in which the structure has survived the erosion - especially since the alignment seems to be very close to that of 'D'. The shape of the so called "D&M pyramid" (named after DiPietro and Molenaar) can be more clearly seen in the second Viking photo. It is obvious to anyone with an open mind that also this shape is too symmetrical to be coincidential. Pyramid 'D' was photographed by MGS this year. From this image we can see that though the mountain apparently has five sides, it's not really pentagonal. The lower portion looks very much like a familiar "Giza-style" four-sided pyramid. The three visible triangular walls seem to be very similar in shape. continue to next page