Last year, archaeologists in southern Egypt discovered a miniature sphinx statue featuring a face with a smiling expression. Although it was found in Egypt, the artifact is thought to be Roman.

The Grand River’s water level has receded, but large ice chunks and debris remain around it, Fairport Harbor’s fire chief Bob Lloyd said in a press release. Despite a few peaks of sunshine ...

Towering near the pyramids, this monumental limestone statue continues to inspire ... but its most famous representation lies ...

Protection from the Sahara's howling dust storms may have helped the Sphinx maintain its steady gaze over the millennia.

Past travelers said the best way to see the Great Sphinx is to sign up for a bus tour. Some prearranged tours – including those offered by Memphis Tours and Love Egypt Tours – will give you ...

Khafre may be best known for his statues, and most famous among them is, of course, the Sphinx. Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass write of Khafre: "He was, after all, perhaps the greatest maker of ...

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Egypt has always been wary of its huge ... I'm walking through the galleries of the British Museum heading for a stone sphinx. Sphinxes - statues with a lion's body and a man's head - are ...