The Sphinx essays

The Sphinx essays The Sphinx, the enduring symbol if ancient Egypt. one of the world's most significant monuments. A monstrous 240 feet long and 66 feet high, it lies in the old kingdom quarry, carved from a core of solid bedrock and completed with masonry. Now is where we run into a problem. We cannot truly date this monument. It was thought to be around 2500BC but it could actually be in fact 9,000 years older than that. They believe this due to the erosion of it, it is not wind, but water, meaning it had to be dated back to when Egypt couldve actually had that much water. Now, how can we be so sure? This would change alot in history, and Egyptoligist are all against the thought. Well, let me tell you, I am with Mr. John Anthony West, the brilliant mind to the erosion discovery, on this one, and now I will tell you why. This is an open and shut case. The Sphinx definatly shows that it has water erosion, no wind erosion as many of the monuments supposedly built around its time, even with the same limestone. I do not see why Egyptoligist need evidence for earlier civilization to believe it. You can not just dig anywhere and find an artifact, you know, these things take time. Also, I dont believe you really need that evidence, it is all infront of your face. Network TV, so what?! Yes maybe it was meant for entertainment, but it was also meant to get their point across. More people will watch the Network stations than the learning channel or something. This does not mean anything! The opposers also mention the weathering on the Sphinx. How come the paws dont have as much weathering? Easy! The paws were buried under sand for a long time, which hid them from wind erosion! You can trust this man. He has had many others confirm his studies also, and they all agree. He has also lead to the discovery of the chamber between the Sphinx paws. This man knows what he is talking about, and with that and the cold hard facts that ...