New sphinx: Egyptian archeologists have uncovered a new sphinx in Kom Ombo, an ancient temple near the country's southern city of Aswan. The sphinx is believed to be older than 2,000 years.

New Sphinx Uncovered In Egypt. September 18, ... Images released by the ministry show a classic sphinx, with the body of lion and the head of a human, wearing a snake crown and headdress.

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 ...

Archaeologists have discovered a stunning sphinx statue at an ancient temple in southern Egypt. The sandstone statue was discovered during a project to reduce groundwater at Kom Ombo temple in ...

A sphinx has the head of a human and the body of a lion according to history.com. It serves as a symbol in Egyptian mythology as well as Greek and Asian mythology.

A newly uncovered sandstone Sphinx statue, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was revealed during work to lower the groundwater level in an ancient temple.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, an emblem of ancient mysticism and architectural grandeur, has stood guard over the Giza plateau ...

CAIRO — Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion’s body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry says Sunday the sphinx made of sandstone ...

A sandstone statue of a sphinx was discovered in an ancient temple in Aswan, Egypt, as workers were trying to lower the groundwater level, and experts believe it’s more than 2,000 years old.

Some amazing archeological finds involve daring adventures into hidden tombs. Others — as is the case with the discovery of a beautiful new sphinx in Egypt — simply involve a ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion's body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry says Sunday the sphinx made of sandstone ...