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- pe5t1lence, on 12/08/2008, -15/+83Your mom! She likes doggie in the morning, standing up at noon, and I hold one of her legs and bone her sideways for our late sessions.
- raydeen, on 12/08/2008, -3/+56It was originally the Thundercats base.
- imacoder, on 12/08/2008, -3/+49References to the Sphinx always reminds me of the rumor of the hidden rooms underneath.
- vroom101, on 12/08/2008, -3/+44The Great Sphinx of Giza photographed from space:
1. http://www.satimagingcorp.com/galleryimages/quickb ... via http://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery/quickbird-py ... (www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery/quickbird-pyramids-egypt.html)
2. http://www.spaceimagingme.com/content/Downloads/sa ... via http://www.spaceimagingme.com/sime.asp?page=galler ... (www.spaceimagingme.com/sime.asp?page=gallery)
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20061111124918/www.spac ... (web.archive.org/web/20061111124918/www.spaceimaging.com/gallery/other_images/pyramids.htm) via http://web.archive.org/web/20061111124918/www.spac ... (web.archive.org/web/20061111124918/www.spaceimaging.com/gallery/other_images/pyramids_300.htm) - Grazfather, on 12/08/2008, -0/+35and there goes my idea of it still being unadulterated sand for miles around.
- inactive, on 12/08/2008, -2/+32I will digg anything with the Sphinx and ancient Egypt
- Sublex, on 12/08/2008, -9/+31"What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?"
Sure as hell isn't a lion. - stits, on 12/08/2008, -1/+23Just a fun little fact: Across the street from the main Giza entrance is a Pizza Hut that will let you get on the roof and shoot the Pyramids and Sphinx. I kid you not, one side has a gate and some of the greatest treasures of the old world and on the other....a pizza hut.
Here is a shot from sunset.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stits/2379484589/in/s ... - megaton, on 12/08/2008, -3/+22Man: You crawl when you're born, walk when you're adult, and use a cane when you're old.
- inactive, on 12/08/2008, -4/+20The aliens that designed the Sphinx simply developed an allergy to felines.
- inactive, on 12/08/2008, -1/+17Always remind me of the alleged water erosion on it, and then of how entirely possible it is that we have a tonne of early history wrong.
- Ajajadude, on 12/08/2008, -1/+16Reminds me of Stargate
- Dumbledorito, on 12/08/2008, -1/+16The theory is that the Sphinx has had many faces over the centuries as the people re-carved the monument. I believe there was a documentary that showed the head of the Great Sphinx was much smaller than on other statues/representations, hinting that the stone had been worked on numerous occasions.
- TimDigg, on 12/08/2008, -0/+15Wow its amazing how close it is to civilization, this makes it look like an amuzement at disneyland....
- bigspooon, on 12/08/2008, -3/+16what's wrong with daily mail? im asking legitimately because i don't know the answer...not because i disagree. I always see these comments linked to dailymail articles and am unsure why - especially in the case of this article. Do you think its inaccurate? Or did the dailymail ***** up some story a while ago and lose all credibility?
- Executor89, on 12/08/2008, -1/+13That's silly - it was the Goa'uld!
- Dirtydog, on 12/08/2008, -0/+11"Researchers also discovered that the Sphinx’s body and head were disproportionate, suggesting it was not originally a pharaoh."
.... They discovered that? - omjeremy, on 12/08/2008, -3/+13Daily Mail consists of sensational articles that seem like they're very important. Then you ask yourself, if they're that important why aren't any other news outlets covering them. Then you look at the details of the article, and things are missing, or pictures don't really make sense, or the information is really old and outdated. Daily Mail is just a step up from the National Enquirer.
- TimDigg, on 12/08/2008, -1/+11Always reminds me of Legends of the Hidden Temple
- wedges, on 12/08/2008, -1/+11especially when you consider that nobody uses canes anymore... it's all about walkers (6 legs) or motorized wheelchairs (4 wheels)
- Homerr, on 12/08/2008, -0/+9Pizza Hut:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4165477
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/745901 - Daxx22, on 12/08/2008, -5/+14World's First LOLcat.
- cissystrut, on 12/08/2008, -0/+8yeah, pretty fascinating culture
- Ajajadude, on 12/08/2008, -1/+9You were there, huh?
- lambdachi, on 12/08/2008, -0/+7And a view from that pool just north of the golf course:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/278752 - haydesigner, on 12/08/2008, -1/+8 Virtually all history is just guesses. Admittedly, usually very intelligent guesses, but guesses nonetheless.
- prodigitalson, on 12/08/2008, -0/+7Bahh... It was obviously the Ancients. It was the Goa'uld who resculpted the head into that of a human face to inspire fear in the hearts of their slaves while they slowly sucked the Egyptian desert dry of its naqueda.
- prince87x, on 12/08/2008, -0/+7Someone has a really blue pool that stands out against all that sand.
- kanabiis, on 12/08/2008, -0/+7Unfortunately, it is so difficult to really study ancient Egypt. The Egyptians, especially the government agencies that control historical study and preservation have little if any respect for true scientific study. Like their creationist counterparts here in the Untied States, ancient Egyptian history to them is more doctrine and dogma then real archaeological study.
Any finding, study or theory that dares challenge the 'Official' Egyptian version of any event, or accepted 'fact' is quickly dismissed and in extreme cases, further study is either halted or no longer permitted. Ancient Egyptian history is more religious dogma to these hardcore 'Egyptologists' who believe that they pretty much know everything there is to know about ancient Egypt. In their view further scientific exploration is pointless and only results in uncovering insignificant artifacts which belong to the Nation of Egypt anyway.
For a very well documented decades long fight between scientists and Egyptian authorities and 'Official Egyptologists' you can research the history of the 'concrete block' theory. The Times had a pretty good write up on it, but there are also other well written documents on the case:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe ...
These guys dared challenging the notion that people hauled huge blocks of rock to the top of the pyramids. They instead suggested that, hey, those ancient Egyptians were a bit smarter and more efficient builders then we thought. All those non-load bearing blocks at the top, unlike the lower bricks, they seem to have been casted and poured rather then cut out of the side of a mountain. Since you know, its easier to haul buckets of concrete mix and water up to the top then a 2.5 ton rock.
But hey, pouring concrete doesnt give as romantic a picture as that of hundreds of slaves dragging blocks of rock hundreds of feet into the air. - 614leahciM, on 12/08/2008, -0/+6What?
- danielsan1701, on 12/08/2008, -2/+8Looks proportional to me...
- cJw314, on 12/09/2008, -0/+6You can see a KFC from the front steps of the largest of the pyramids. >.<
Srsly. - VitriolAndAngst, on 12/08/2008, -1/+7This makes a lot of sense. If you look at the base of the Sphinx, it has a dark line with erosion below that. Tests have show that was from water. The Sahara wasn't always desert, some 10,000 years ago -- so the Sphinx has puzzled archaeologists, due to it being older (apparently) than the society it is ascribed to -- perhaps 20,000 years old.
The previous theories thought that it was wind erosion that weathered the body -- but it appears to be water. The face was sticking out of the sand, and so shows a different pattern of erosion than the base.
It would make sense that a later Pharaoh, seeing such great real estate, decided to co-op its greatness by putting his face on it. There hasn't been much myth or lore, explaining why they had a half-human, half-lion figure of such importance. - FurklDaJerk, on 12/08/2008, -1/+7Old news
Look up Graham Hancock, John Anthony West and Robert Schoch who have been saying this for several years. And have evidence that it could be more than 12,000 years old. But don't tell that to the historians. - stutimandal, on 12/09/2008, -0/+6A vile abuse on someone's mother is the best comment at Digg on an article about Sphinx and its face.
And some Diggers were saying Digg mob prefers logic and science. Awesome. - MixMastaKooz, on 12/08/2008, -0/+5I'm pretty sure It used to be! It was basically buried in sand until the late 17th/early 18th century. However, I had the same reaction, and was like, "Man, that golf course next to it seems like crap." I'd still play on it though.
- AmyVernon, on 12/08/2008, -3/+8Because that story is so totally true.
- Ramenhood, on 12/09/2008, -1/+6It reminds me of Banjo Kazooie.
- valis, on 12/08/2008, -0/+5Apparently you've missed this month's vitamin B shot, mango.
- sanguinekane, on 12/08/2008, -0/+5How the hell would you know? You weren't there, and the culture of Egypt today has very little resemblance to the ancient culture of Egypt. Unless you're just choosing to not mention that you have a PhD in Egyptology and have been carrying out a study on the Sphinx for decades, I call BS.
- tim620, on 12/08/2008, -3/+8Excuse me!?!? There are plenty of descriptions in the Bible of Jesus as a male. You should try reading it once.
- darkthomas, on 12/08/2008, -3/+8Stuff like this boggles the mind. The Sphinx could be as old as 12,000 years. If any of you have time, check out this documentary on youtube. Just click the related videos to check out the rest of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amqlYJsbr54 - Modiga, on 12/08/2008, -0/+5Teppic: "Let's just see where we've got to, shall we? What, metaphorically speaking, walks on four legs just after midnight, on two legs for most of the day--"
Sphinx: "--barring accidents."
Teppic: "Fine, on two legs barring accidents, until least suppertime, when it walks with three legs--"
Sphinx: "I've known people use two walking sticks."
Teppic: "Okay. How about: when it continues to walk on two legs or with any prosthetic aids of its choice?"
~Pyramids, Terry Pratchett - cheesecake42, on 12/08/2008, -6/+10Graham Hancock = 2; Zahi Hawass = 0
- LoveYouSomeEric, on 12/08/2008, -0/+3I think you are missing the point...
- ethanpack, on 12/09/2008, -1/+4"References to the Sphinx always reminds me of the rumor of the hidden rooms underneath"
Please use the correct technical term. Everyone knows that they are called Sphinxters. :o) - fubarific, on 12/08/2008, -0/+3I don't know... Given that back in the day stuff like Thutmose III (or his son, it's up for debate) carving over everywhere he could find Hatshepsut's name happened, I can believe that someone carved over the original "head" of the sphinx to look like themselves.
However I don't necessarily believe the original head was a lion, it could have easily been someone or something else's head. - inactive, on 12/08/2008, -0/+3That second photo feels so surreal
- sugablonde, on 12/08/2008, -1/+4forget about the head...lets open it up and see whats inside. i want to make sure there isn't anything significant hiding under the paw
- tim620, on 12/08/2008, -2/+5For those of us who are not familiar with Daily Mail, why is it assumed to be inaccurate? What is wrong with Daily Mail? (I ask, because I don't know).
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