by aera | Oct 13, 2009 | Sphinx Project
Linking the elements There are a number of elements of Pharaoh Khafre’s monuments (2520-2494 BC) that link them together. Some point to the probability that the Sphinx and its temple were the final elements added to Khafre’s building program at Giza. Other elements...
by aera | Oct 13, 2009 | Sphinx Project
Sequencing tells us which happened first When was the Sphinx built? The archaeological evidence points with a high degree of probability to the reign of Pharaoh Khafre, rather than to much earlier dates proposed in recent popular theories. Archaeological sequencing at...
by aera | Oct 13, 2009 | News, Sphinx Project
The details of mapping the Sphinx Why map a statue? There is no way to understand a monument as complex as the Sphinx without examining in detail of all of its elements. This includes mapping the bedrock of the Sphinx, mapping the ancient and modern restorations, and...
by aera | Oct 13, 2009 | Sphinx Project
Cutting through the layers Arguments proposing a date for the Sphinx that is much earlier than 4th Dynasty Egypt are based on a misreading of the Giza geology. Giza geological formation The Sphinx is carved from the natural limestone of the Giza Plateau known as the...
by aera | Sep 21, 2009 | Video
