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The Sphinx, which embodies the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, is believed to be the head of Khafre and his guardian spirit for his entire burial complex. Carved from the natural ...

NOVA: There have been claims that a great civilization predates ancient dynastic Egypt—one ... for building the pyramids and sculpting the Sphinx. Is this possible? HAWASS: Of course it is ...

People can still walk amongst the ruins of the ancient city of Luxor or visit the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut! And we mustn’t forget the Sphinx! These places have lasted thousands of ...

Ancient Egyptian: You’re clearly not Egyptian ... Near the group of pyramids at Giza is the sculpture of the Great Sphinx. A Sphinx is a mythical animal which is half lion, half human.