A tiny version of one of Egypt’s most famous historic carvings is the nation’s latest—and most adorable—discovery, with archaeologists unearthing a miniature sphinx. The diminutive Roman-era statue ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a colossal limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human, has long been a symbol of the power and mystery of ancient Egypt. Despite centuries of study, ...

The oldest-known monument in Egypt, the Great Sphinx of Giza stands as a feat of engineering and craftsmanship—the massive structure having been carved out of a single limestone ridge at a height of ...

Recent archaeological discoveries have brought us closer to unraveling the enigmatic origins of Egypt’s Great Sphinx. A deciphered inscription on an ancient sphinx statue and evidence of a second ...

The sphinx has a "slight smile," according to archaeologist Mamdouh Al-Damati. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have discovered a small, Roman-era sphinx statue, Egypt’s ...

Experts described the statue as having a face with royal features, including a slight smile and two dimples. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Monuments Nearly 2,000 years ago, Tiberius Claudius Caesar ...

A new sphinx-like statue has been discovered in Egypt – but this one is thought to be Roman. The smiling sculpture and the remains of a shrine were found during an excavation mission in Qena, a ...

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 ...

Egyptian archaeologists have announced the discovery of a new sphinx in Luxor, 670 kilometers south of Cairo. While excavating the Great Processional Way — also known as Al-Kabbash Road, which ...

The Sphinx of Ramses II in the Penn Museum is the largest Sphinx in the Western hemisphere. (Photo from the Penn Museum) When the Sphinx of Ramses II was first brought to the Penn Museum in 1913, Penn ...