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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (33100)7/8/2012 1:54:56 AM
From: Hawkmoon   of 86355
 
I mentioned coastal areas.. and the Nile.. Is it (Sphinx) not barely above sea level and on/close to Nile floodplain..

Let me start with this first.. Sphinx is 65 ft. above sea level... which is also higher than the Nile flood plain.

Additionally, the lower enclosure area was buried in sand for the past 3500 years (Thutmose IV), so even if water was flowing over it, it would not have the required force to erode vertically as it seeps into the sand filled enclosure, IMO..

As for other civilizations that may predate the Egyptians, a discovery was made in 2004 of an ancient Berber town in Morocco, 100 miles from the coastline, that dates back 15,000 years.

rense.com

And we know there are ancient river beds under the Saharan sands (though scientists assert they are millions of years old).

And then there's the case of en.wikipedia.org which was inhabited some 10-12, 000 years ago.. But not a particularly sophisticated civilization..

I'm open-minded about it, but I think the evidence is growing that there were civilizations prior to the Egyptians. And the rock formation that the Sphinx was carved from was already "half-way there" with regard to sculpting a lion effigy from it. So I think Egyptian "sophistication" was not necessary for it's carving. Thus, the potential for it pre-dating the Egyptians seems strong.. and they just re-carved the head.

Hawk
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