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Origins of the Sphinx, celestial guardian of pre-pharaonic civilization, Robert M. Schoch, Ph. D., and Robert Bauval

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Origins of the Sphinx, celestial guardian of pre-pharaonic civilization, Robert M. Schoch, Ph. D., and Robert Bauval

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-478) and index

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mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Origins of the Sphinx

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

953885882

Responsibility statement

Robert M. Schoch, Ph. D., and Robert Bauval

Sub title

celestial guardian of pre-pharaonic civilization

Summary

No other monument in the world evokes mystery like the Great Sphinx of Giza. It has survived the harsh climate of Egypt for thousands of years and will remain long after our own civilization is gone. According to orthodox Egyptology, the Sphinx was built around 2500 BCE as a memorial to the pharaoh Khafre. Yet this "fact" has scant to no supportive evidence. When was the Sphinx really built and, most importantly, why?

Table Of Contents

Preface / Robert M. Schoch -- The great paradox / Robert Bauval -- The sands of time / Robert M. Schoch -- Khafre: to be or not to be / Robert Bauval -- A case of mistaken identity / Robert Bauval -- Horus who dwells in the horizon / Robert Bauval -- The place where the gods are born / Robert Bauval -- The writing on the wall / Robert M. Schoch -- Epilogue / Robert M. Schoch -- Appendix 1: the "paradigm police" and the upside-down worldview of an authoritative "expert" / Robert Bauval -- Appendix 2: the OCT: can it be falsified? / Robert Bauval -- Appendix 3: the ancient Egyptians and the zodiacal constellation of Leo / Robert Bauval -- Appendix 4: the sacred mounds of the Memphite region / Robert Bauval -- Appendix 5: Text of the Dream Stela : translation / by J.H. Breasted -- Appendix 6: redating the Great Sphinx of Giza: the original 1992 paper / Robert M. Schoch -- Appendix 7: geological evidence pertaining to the age of the Great Sphinx, including replies to the critics / Robert M. Schoch -- Appendix 8: Was the Great Sphinx surrounded by a moat? Was the sphinx originally Anubis? / Robert M. Schoch -- Appendix 9: controversies concerning the end of the last Ice Age / Robert M. Schoch

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Celestial guardian of pre-pharaonic civilization

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