The Great Sphinx of Giza, an emblem of ancient mysticism and architectural grandeur, has stood guard over the Giza plateau ...

Scholars believe it was sculpted about 4,600 years ago by the pharaoh Khafre, whose Pyramid rises directly ... for the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The Sphinx has recently undergone a major ...

Unlike the pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza has mostly avoided debates ... NYU scientists recreated the conditions that ...

Who really carved the Great Sphinx of Egypt and constructed Mexico's Pyramid of the Sun? For centuries man has been baffled by the great monuments left behind by the ancients. How could various ...

The Great Sphinx that stands alongside the Egyptian pyramids at Giza is one of the true marvels of the ancient world. Standing some 60ft high, 160ft long and with a face 20ft wide, the gigantic ...

dune-covered wilderness where a scattering of tombs lay under the burning Egyptian sun. Along with the enigmatic Sphinx and other smaller tombs and monuments, Giza has three principal pyramids ...

If there’s one image that comes to mind when thinking of Egypt, it’s the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx—located a couple of ...

IMAGE: An ancient Egyptian mummy. Some 70 million high-ranking Egyptians were mummified (of which only a fraction have been ...

NOVA: There have been claims that a great civilization predates ancient dynastic Egypt—one that ... responsible for building the pyramids and sculpting the Sphinx. Is this possible?

while student tickets cost 40 Egyptian pounds (less than $5) each. All tickets include entrance into the Great Sphinx's temples, as well as access to the adjacent pyramids. Bring extra cash if you ...