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The Great Sphinx of Giza

November 8, 2026November 8, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
The Great Sphinx of Giza, facing east across the Giza Plateau

About 6 min readThe Great Sphinx is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt, and its age is still argued over — Egyptologists say one date, geologists another. The erosion patterns on its body are the evidence, and they point in two directions at once: how old is it, really?

Categories Ancient Enigmas Tags Disputed, Egypt, Giza, Great Sphinx, Khafre, Unsolved, water erosion Leave a comment

The Great Pyramid of Giza: What the Builders Left Behind

November 8, 2026November 6, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
The Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza

About 4 min readThe Great Pyramid was built by Egyptian workers, not slaves, using quarries, boats, sledges and ramps — and the builders left behind their town, their cemetery, and a foreman’s logbook. The evidence is a building site, not a mystery.

Categories Ancient Enigmas Tags archaeology, Egypt, Giza, Great Pyramid, Khufu, Unsolved Leave a comment

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