Cintia Panizza Wrote:
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> But is a fact that the Sphinx was a lion.
Its
body is that of a lion - [
en.wikipedia.org].
> Khufu’s
> head it is disproportionate.
The Great Sphinx was likely carved during the reign of Khafre. The face is believed to be probably his.
> Don’t you think if as
> you say, if the Egyptians built the pyramids
> wouldn't they also have the ability to make a
> proportionate sphinx?
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Farouk El-Baz has suggested that the head of the Sphinx may have been carved first, out of a natural yardang, i.e. a ridge of bedrock that had been sculpted by the wind. These can sometimes achieve shapes which resemble animals. (Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century: Pinch Brock; AUC, 2003; 70-71)
(See also [
www.hallofmaat.com]).
> Khufu's nose dropped. This
> shows that the Egyptians did not have the same
> skill as those who actually built the lion-headed
> sphinx.
Recent studies (Lehner) have concluded that the nose was intentionally broken with instruments some time between the 3rd and 10th centuries AD - [
rarehistoricalphotos.com]..
> Radio carbon dating is only accurate when
> organic remains exist. It's a way of measuring
> time failure. For this reason no one can really
> say when the pyramids and the Sphinx were built.
As mentioned, probably during the time of Khafre - [
www.smithsonianmag.com]
> And the erosion marks at the base of the Sphinx?
For a detailed discussion (by a geologist) of weathering and erosion of the Great Sphinx, see here - [
www.hallofmaat.com].
> Robert Shock and other geologists agree that heavy
> rains eroded the sphinx. These rains did not occur
> in the period when the Egyptians would have built
> the sphinx.
> I believe the real history is being hidden or is
> not acceptable because don’t fit an agenda
The problem comes about when attempts to change our understanding of history turn out to be based on evidence of debatable value.
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