The Great Sphinx of Giza, a 66-foot-tall statue resting in the shadow of the nearby Great Pyramid of Giza, is one of the most widely recognizable relics of the ancient world. Even if you’ve never seen ...

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument. When you purchase through links ...

There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

Recent technological advancements have unveiled mysterious voids beneath the Sphinx, sparking debates among archaeologists and historians. These discoveries, made possible through advanced scanning ...

Italian researchers, who made waves earlier this year with claims of vast structures hidden beneath the Pyramid of Khafre, now say they have identified a colossal vertical shaft leading and two ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed a curious artifact in California: An Egyptian sphinx. Unlike the Great Sphinx of Giza, which was made of bedrock, this sphinx was made from plaster. And it wasn't ...

A message etched into an ancient sphinx has proven to be, well, sphinx-like. The “mysterious” inscription has long been an enigma, puzzling scholars for over a century. But now, it’s finally been ...

After puzzling experts for over 100 years, an inscription on an ancient sphinx has now been deciphered, according to a new study. Photo from the journal Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry A ...