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Personal logo Parzival Supporting Member of TMP27 Mar 2026 8:26 a.m. PST

Archeologists assert claim there's a second Sphinx buried in the sand at Giza.

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Would make sense, if true.

Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP27 Mar 2026 8:46 a.m. PST

Cool. I hope it's true.

JimDuncanUK27 Mar 2026 9:41 a.m. PST

An old story, as old as the Sphinx itself.

Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP27 Mar 2026 10:49 a.m. PST

And on top of that, I entirely reject the idea of Ancient Aliens building them. They were competent engineers who knew what they were doing. Didn't need no stinking aliens!
Just because "we" don't know how they did it, doesn't mean they couldn't. So what if mathematics was a holy secret, and not passed down to us?

Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP27 Mar 2026 10:51 a.m. PST

I'm not so sure about digging it up. Some crazy jihadist would want to blow it up, because it's blasphemous. Taliban in Afghanistan, anyone? Let's keep it hidden and mysterious, lest some British diplomat would want to steal it.

Personal logo McKinstry Supporting Member of TMP Fezian27 Mar 2026 11:23 a.m. PST

Some crazy jihadist would want to blow it up

Probably true but at least some French dude is unlikely to shoot the nose off.

nnascati Supporting Member of TMP27 Mar 2026 12:18 p.m. PST

But, the Sphinx is definitely older than we think. The Pharoah's head is clearly not the original one.

Korvessa27 Mar 2026 10:41 p.m. PST

Some crazy jihadist would want to blow it up
Probably true but at least some French dude is unlikely to shoot the nose off.

All the cool kids know this French dude is responsible:

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Perris0707 Supporting Member of TMP28 Mar 2026 10:35 a.m. PST

MUCH more likely than the myth of Napoleon's men doing it.

robert piepenbrink Supporting Member of TMP28 Mar 2026 1:59 p.m. PST

I've been told many things by experts. Let me know when the dig it up. Until then, it barely rates as opinion.

Extrabio1947 Supporting Member of TMP28 Mar 2026 3:38 p.m. PST

Some archaeologists think the Sphinx is far older than originally thought, citing what they believe to be evidence of rain erosion. This would place the Sphinx in the "Green Sahara" period, dating between 11,000 BCE and 5,000 BCE.

Cacadoress04 Jul 2026 10:54 a.m. PST

Extrabio1947
"This would place the Sphinx in the "Green Sahara" period, dating between 11,000 BCE and 5,000 BCE"

Tsh. It's "11,000 BC and 5,000 BC".

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