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Great Sphinx of Giza
In 1949 the man who cleared the Sphinx wrote that no ancient inscription connects it with its supposed maker.
Archaeological evidence suggests the Sphinx was created by Egyptians of the Old Kingdom…
No inscription names the Sphinx's maker. How much should the layout of the site count against the weathering of the rock?
Photo: Hesham Ebaid, CC0, Wikimedia Commons