Egypt
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- The Missing Nose Of The Sphinx
Heritage Key (Prad Patel) See below for an exerpt from Prad Patel's article (full story on the above link) but I just thought I would mention that in her paper "Ancient Egypt in America" (In Meskell's "Archaeology Under Fire" 1998) Ann Macy Roth...
- An Alternative View On The Sphinx
The Daily Grail (Rober Schoch) With 20 comments in response, at the time of posting. I first met the Great Sphinx face-to-face on 17 June 1990. She (yes, I consider the Great Sphinx a female) has influenced and in many ways defined my life ever since....
- Feature: Uncovering Secrets Of The Sphinx
Smithsonian.com (Evan Hadingham) Five page article about investigations into the Sphinx. Here's an extract: Recognized today as one of the world’s leading Egyptologists and Sphinx authorities, Lehner has conducted field research at Giza during most...
- Sphinx Update Report
drhawass.com With photos. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni received a technical and ecological report on the health of the Great Sphinx at Giza, which asserted that the Sphinx and surrounding bedrock are safe, and that the groundwater in the area in front...
- Under The Sphinx
This video is on drilling beneath the sphinx to check the groundwater situation to make sure the monument is safe from deterioration. http://drhawass.com/blog/drilling-under-sphinx...
Egypt
In the lab: Laser scanning the Sphinx
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The Sphinx has always been an object of fascination for people for thousands of years. Today, new technology allows us to study it in more detail than ever. We recently cooperated with a team from the Mubarak Scientific City using laser technology to scan the entire Sphinx from nose to tail. The laser scanning was even able to make a detailed record of the face of the Sphinx. We then used the information gathered by the scanning and create the most accurate 3D model of the Sphinx ever. This model can be used to measure the effects of humans and nature on the Sphinx, which is very important for our conservation efforts. It is the best scientific record of the Sphinx I have ever seen!
In recent years, the rising water table has begun to pose a threat to many monuments and sites in Egypt, including Giza, so holes have been drilled under the Great Sphinx of Giza in order to test the groundwater levels and assess the risk. Click here to watch the video in which Dr Zahi Hawass and Mark Lehner talk about the conservation effort and how to keep the Sphinx' paws dry.
- The Missing Nose Of The Sphinx
Heritage Key (Prad Patel) See below for an exerpt from Prad Patel's article (full story on the above link) but I just thought I would mention that in her paper "Ancient Egypt in America" (In Meskell's "Archaeology Under Fire" 1998) Ann Macy Roth...
- An Alternative View On The Sphinx
The Daily Grail (Rober Schoch) With 20 comments in response, at the time of posting. I first met the Great Sphinx face-to-face on 17 June 1990. She (yes, I consider the Great Sphinx a female) has influenced and in many ways defined my life ever since....
- Feature: Uncovering Secrets Of The Sphinx
Smithsonian.com (Evan Hadingham) Five page article about investigations into the Sphinx. Here's an extract: Recognized today as one of the world’s leading Egyptologists and Sphinx authorities, Lehner has conducted field research at Giza during most...
- Sphinx Update Report
drhawass.com With photos. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni received a technical and ecological report on the health of the Great Sphinx at Giza, which asserted that the Sphinx and surrounding bedrock are safe, and that the groundwater in the area in front...
- Under The Sphinx
This video is on drilling beneath the sphinx to check the groundwater situation to make sure the monument is safe from deterioration. http://drhawass.com/blog/drilling-under-sphinx...