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Wall Uncovered Near Egyptian Sphinx

Non-Technical - Nov 10, 2010 - by Henry B. Smith Jr. MA

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Excerpt A team of Egyptian archaeologists has uncovered the remains of a 3,400-year-old wall on the Giza plateau that once protected the Sphinx from desert winds, the country’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said. Continue reading

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The two sections of mud-brick wall, which stretch for 132 meters (433 feet) in total, have been dated to the reign of Thutmose IV, the council said in an e-mailed statement. According to ancient Egyptian texts, the pharaoh built the enclosure after the Sphinx appeared to him in a dream complaining that it was being choked by sand.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-02/egyptian-archaeologists-discover-3-400-year-old-enclosure-wall-for-sphinx.html

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