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originally posted by: CB328
If you look at a good picture of the Sphinx you can easily see that the stone face is much less weathered than the body, and in fact they're not even the same shade, so the body is obviously much older.
originally posted by: CB328
If you look at a good picture of the Sphinx you can easily see that the stone face is much less weathered than the body, and in fact they're not even the same shade, so the body is obviously much older.
originally posted by: Shiloh7
I can't help wondering why people are so terrified to go further back in time. Its as though a curtain has been thrown across time and anyone attempting to peer through it is damned. Its ridiculous.
originally posted by: anti72
I´d like to see a Thermoluminescence dating at the sphinx complex ..
originally posted by: Peter vlar
originally posted by: anti72
I´d like to see a Thermoluminescence dating at the sphinx complex ..
The Sphinx isn't a candidate for TL dating. TL is typically used on small artifacts that have been kicked into a hearth or pottery That has been fired. It's also never Used alone as a dating method and is always Used in conjunction with 14c and stratigraphy. It can not be used on large carved objects from natural limestone that have no evidence of the entire structure having been immolated ever. It's not a technique that would or could be used on a site like this or anything the size of the Sphinx.
It's ridiculous to assume that everyone is afraid of pusing dates back further, or that there's some spet of massive conspiracy to it
originally posted by: CB328
It's ridiculous to assume that everyone is afraid of pusing dates back further, or that there's some spet of massive conspiracy to it
How is it ridiculous when certain people seem to spend all their time disallowing any notions of older dating?
originally posted by: CB328
Here's a good image where anyone can clearly see that the rest of the sphinx is much, much more weathered than the head. There must be thousands of years difference in age to make such a noticeable difference.
originally posted by: Chrisfishenstein
a reply to: wasaka
The REAL age, yes the REAL age is At least 6,000 BC....BUT......drumroll.....PERHAPS.....12,000 BC!
I have a revelation.....maybe....just maybe....PERHAPS the REAL AGE could be up to 15,000 BC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My guess is as good as this one....You know why? Because there is no set date, just a guess...So is mine....What a joke[/quote
...the proposed dates reflect the time periods where there would have been enough consistent rainfall to possibly justify the water erosion on the sphinx...
I find it funny when people mock their own misunderstanding of a subject.
originally posted by: BeReasonable
I just returned from Egypt with Graham Hancock, and sat beneath the paws with Zahi Hawass. It certainly appears to be older and not just the Sphinx but also the Sphinx temple itself and the adjoining structures appear to be built later and show much different weathering as well as slightly different construction.
originally posted by: BeReasonableIts all very interesting when you take into account the astronomical alignments of the Sphinx with the constellation Leo (The Lion), which would have occurred at the time Schoch proposes it was possibly built, as opposed to the constellation Taurus (The Bull) that it points at during the time of 2500 BC.
originally posted by: BeReasonable Neither of them claim to be the final word on this topic, just that it shouldn't be ignored and should be investigated thoroughly. How is that anything but intellectual honesty and open mindedness.