The oldest-known monument in Egypt, the Great Sphinx of Giza stands as a feat of engineering and craftsmanship—the massive structure having been carved out of a single limestone ridge at a height of ...

Fresh radar work on the Giza Plateau is reviving one of archaeology’s most persistent questions: what, if anything, lies hidden beneath the Great Sphinx. New subsurface scans point to a void beneath ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza has stood guard over the desert for thousands of years. Carved from limestone and towering beside the pyramids, it remains a powerful symbol of ancient ingenuity. With its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Many mysteries still surround the Great Sphinx of Giza. Half-man ...

Much like the desert winds that perhaps helped shape it, conspiracy theories swirl around the Great Sphinx guarding the Giza plateau—especially regarding how the winged lion’s human head lost its nose ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Great Sphinx of Giza, a massive limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human, has long represented the power of ancient ...

After almost four years of major restoration work, Egypt’s Great Sphinx of Giza and the courtyard in front is to reopen to the public. Top officials, including the prime minister, attended a ceremony ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most iconic and mysterious monuments of ancient Egypt. This prehistoric limestone statue that has the body of a lion and the face of a man, has been a part of ...

GIZA PLATEAU, Egypt — The newly restored Sphinx has neither the nose nor the beard that once graced its massive stone head. It hasn’t had a complete set of facial features at least since an Islamic ...

You are now standing atop Khufu, 449 feet above the plateau. Until early in the 20th century, this pyramid was the tallest building on Earth. The wooden surveying tripod at the summit indicates the ...