Great Sphinx of Giza
Limestone lion-with-human-head; conventional 4th-Dynasty date vs a prominent water-erosion older-date dispute.
Dated events and their evidence
- 2,500 BCE mainstream
Mainstream: carved under Khafre source - 9,000 BCE disputed
Water-erosion hypothesis (Schoch/West): far older core body source - 2,500 BCE mainstream
Geologists' rebuttal of water-erosion (salt/haloclasty) source
Where
29.9753° N, 31.1376° E
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza
- https://www.robertschoch.com/sphinx.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx_water_erosion_hypothesis
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.