The Sphinx in Egypt might have originally had the face of a lion, it is claimed. And it could be much older than previously thought, investigations led by a British geologist suggest.

A team of Egyptian archaeologists has uncovered the remains of a 3,400-year-old wall on the Giza plateau that once protected the Sphinx from desert winds, the country’s Supreme Council of ...

EGYPT's Great Sphinx of Giza may originally have had the face of a lion, according a British team who claim they solved one of history's most puzzling riddles in 2008.

A team of Egyptian archaeologists has uncovered the remains of a 3,400-year-old wall on the Giza plateau that once protected the Sphinx from desert winds, the country's Supreme Council of ...

“Basically it’s water erosion on the walls of the Sphinx enclosure, on the Sphinx and this cannot have occurred during the hyper-air conditions of the Sahara over the last 5,000 years.

The walls are part of a larger enclosure previously found north of the Sphinx, according to Hawass. As told in ancient Egyptian texts, King Thutmose IV once went on a hunting trip near the Sphinx.

Egyptian authorities on Tuesday announced the discovery of a 3400-year-old enclosure wall around Giza's Sphinx, presumably erected to protect the celebrated landmark from desert winds.According to a ...

The walls are part of a larger enclosure previously found north of the Sphinx, according to Hawass. As told in ancient Egyptian texts, King Thutmose IV once went on a hunting trip near the Sphinx.

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