First I would like to examine the recorded history of the Sphinx. There may be evidence to show that there have been some human caused clues to the age of the Sphinx that could very well be misleading. Almost any Egyptologist will tell you that the Sphinx could not possibly be older than the Old Kingdom, though where they get that certainty I am unsure of. The quality of excavations of any site can determine the contamination on site by excavators and workers. The excavations of the Sphinx occurred so long ago that any records of them are scarce and incomplete. During Napoleon’s military advances he conquered the area of Egypt. Though he did not remain in power long, his scholars and workers were able to gain enough information

Overall I believe that the Sphinx is over nine thousand years old. The evidence is strong and perhaps we should take a closer look at the Egyptians. I believe that this hypothesis needs to be further explored. If rewriting history is what the discovery of this causes then that’s what needs to be done. I think the Egyptologists are just too scared to agree exactly how compelling this evidence is, and if they oppose it so greatly why shouldn’t they be out there looking for evidence in their support? Without a doubt in my mind I can say there is something fishy about the Sphinx. It is a very unique monument and has a very hidden past. It is probably the most important monument in Egypt at this time, and surely the most unique. The mystery of the origins of the Sphinx have crowded my brain since I was a child and will continue to do so until somebody can find an answer.

Strangely there are some things by many to be seen as coincidences that could help us uncover the truth of the Sphinx. The rotation of the Earth has phases. Throughout a period of over fifty thousand years the Earth’s rotation changes. The position of stars in the sky will change either farther or closer to the horizon. Therefore there is a maximum height which a certain star will reach before it begins to progressively lower and come back to it’s nadir, or lowest point, during one full cycle of the Earth’s rotation period. When looking at the position of the pyramids at Giza it is easy to notice their similarity to the position of the three stars on Orion’s belt.

to make Egypt a worldwide fascination. Though Napoleon’s scholars were never able to do the excavations necessary to gain much knowledge from the Sphinx, later scholars soon appeared. In 1817, Giovanni Caviglia worked for a man by the name of Henry Salt. Henry Salt was a collector of things ancient and funded the dig, this being how many digs were funded during these times. Caviglia dug a trench, which exposed one of the northern shoulders of the Sphinx, as well as digging far enough to reach the monuments base level. Excavations were difficult for anybody to run because the surrounding sands threatened to fill in the test pits and to devour its workers along with it. This did not stop Caviglia. He later dug an area in the front of the Sphinx exposing it’s legs as well as discovering the pink granite stela of Tuthmosis IV, still standing today. These finds were enough to inspire more excavations still led by Caviglia. While digging farther to the east, Caviglia discovered the access structure that had been a path leading to the sanctuary during its last days of use, sometime around the first two centuries CE.

In many accounts the Sphinx is thought to date to the same period as the great pyramids. It is, of course, located on the same plateau. There are a few differences between the construction of the Sphinx and of the pyramids. First of all the pyramids are composed of cut blocks of limestone originating from the area of Aswan, as well as the outer white limestone face which was quarried on the eastern bank of the Nile not far from Giza. The Sphinx, however, is completely composed of limestone originating in the Giza plateau, and in fact was carved directly out of the limestone shelf on the riverbank. This along with the fact that there is no evidence to show that the limestone quarried out of this bank was used in any construction on the Giza plateau shows that it is possible for the Sphinx to be older than suggested by archaeologists. (Zivie-Coche 13-35)

Some topics in this essay:
Evidence Sphinx, Sphinx Situ, BCE Leo, , Mysteries Sphinx, Giza Strangely, Time” Osiris, Anthony West, Henry Salt, Mariette Maspero’s, type erosion, limestone shelf, layers limestone, wind erosion, nadir constellation, position stars, sphinx accepted, thousand ago, surrounding sphinx, giza plateau, ten thousand ago, position stars orion’s, stela tuthmosis iv, stars orion’s belt, directly limestone shelf,