The Great Sphinx of Giza is a massive limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human. Image: Pexels. It's located on the Giza Plateau in Egypt, near the great pyramids, ...

Free and clear Modern visitors to the Giza plateau gaze on a Sphinx free of sand, following clearance work carried out in the 1930s. Behind rises the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the tallest of Giza ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a symbol of ancient wonder and architectural brilliance, has watched over the Giza plateau for thousands of years. Towering near the pyramids, this monumental limestone ...

One of Cairo's must-see attractions is the Great Sphinx, the world's oldest monumental sculpture. Situated by the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx impresses with its size – it measures 66 feet ...

Fresh theories suggest the iconic Great Sphinx of Giza may not represent a pharaoh, but instead depict a woman. This video explores clues in the statue’s features, ancient symbolism, and alternative ...

Napoleon’s 1798 battle didn’t even take place on the Giza plateau, but 10 miles north at Imbabah. Some theories have posited that storms and earthquakes shook the Sphinx’s nose from its face ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza was likely first shaped by wind movements long before ancient Egyptian artists sculpted the iconic statue to its final form, a new study suggests.. The research, published ...

Some archeologists have noticed that the human head of the Great Sphinx of Giza is too small for it's lion body. One theory is that the sphinx was originally not a sphinx at all.

(CNN) — More than 40 years ago, Farouk El-Baz — a space scientist and geologist known for his field investigations in deserts around the world — theorized that the wind played a big hand in shaping ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza is considered one of the largest single-stone statues on Earth. The sculpture, located near modern-day Cairo, is seen in October 2007. Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images; ...