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Restoration work at the Sphinx continues

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Two photographs (185 and 186) of the restoration work currently being carried out on the Great Sphinx at Giza Plateau.

- Sphinx Restoration Begun
http://tinyurl.com/lcudw (ndtv.com)"Scientists in Egypt on Monday started the restoration of the Great Sphinx of Giza. The Supreme Council of Antiquities is carrying out the work, with scientists hoping to rectify previous mistakes in the restoration...

- Saving The Sphinx, Again
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/786/fr3.htm A piece on the Al Ahram Weekly website about the latest restoration work on the Sphinx: "The Giza Plateau was a hive of activity yesterday, reports Nevine El-Aref. In addition to the usual tourists roaming around...

- Facelift For Giza Sphinx
http://tinyurl.com/mr5ld "The Great Sphinx of Giza, one of the most famous monuments of Pharaonic Egypt, is to get a facelift, the Egyptian ministry of culture said on Tuesday. Restoration work on the noseless creature undertaken by the High Council for...

- Wall Around The Sphinx
Egyptian archaeologists have found the remains of a mud brick wall built to protect the Sphinx on the Giza plataeu. The 132 meter long wall has been dated to the restoration of the sphinx under the authority of Thutmosis IV....

- Scanning The Sphinx
Here Dr. Zahi Hawass talks about the scientific work done on the Giza plateau. http://drhawass.com/blog/laser-scanning-sphinx...

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