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Egyptologists, however, were outraged—but The Great Pyramid of Giza Egyptologists have never welcomed geologists into The Great Pyramid of Giza (or Gizeh) has always been their playpen. But what has all this to do with a lion? one of the most controversial ancient monuments in It seems that West, following the work of an earlier he world. It is definitely different from all other researcher, Robert Bauval, determined that in the year pyramids in Egypt. How so? 10,500 BC, on the day of the Spring equinox, the First of all, it is completely devoid of any Sphinx would be looking at its own counterpart in the inscriptions. Second, the preciseness of its morning sky, Leo the lion (West, 1979). In fact, they — proportions and orientation exceeds any of the others speculate, and rightfully so, that the original Sphinx even in the Giza group). Third, its chambers and also had the head of a lion. passageways are mostly above ground, and so every Colin Reader (1998), a London University geologist, | block had to be shaped before it was laid to allow for noticed that the Egyptian "pharaoh-like" head we see he existence of these features—an extremely complex today is much too small in proportion to the body of | undertaking. The chambers and passageways of the the Sphinx, and that, even though it has suffered other pyramids are simple in comparison and mostly damage from vandals, the face has not eroded like the — below ground level, with a virtually solid pyramid body (if the head has always constructed above. been exposed to the weather, i " " . Although certain other should be more eroded than the Modern archaeologists pyramids were built as tombs body). Reader believes the . +e (judging from inscriptions head of the original Sphinx was have a hard time conceiving within the burial chambers), re-sculpted from an origina that people living thousands there is no indication lion's head into an Egyptian whatsoever that the Great pharaoh-style head of years before the Romans Pyramid was meant to be a (interesting!) Take away the had the know-how to tomb. The so-called pharaoh-style head and al . . "sarcophagus" in the "King's "Egyptian" traits disappear. manipulate such massive Chamber" (so-named_ by Dr Schoch's conclusion as to stones... Egyptologists) is the sum-total the age of the Sphinx is of evidence for that theory. supported by two additiona Calling it a "sarcophagus" studies by competent geologists: Colin Reader (1998) | doesn't make it so. It could have had some initiatory and David Coxill (1998). All in all, the evidence seems function or some other, yet unknown, purpose. No to point to a Sphinx originally sculpted by an unknown mummies or human remains were ever found in the culture in the far distant past. Conservative estimates Great Pyramid. Nor is there any evidence that it was place it at the very beginning of predynastic times. built by Cheops (Khufu) that will stand up under So why a lion? We know that the mean ("central") scientific scrutiny. date of the age of Leo is 9880 BC. We also know that The relationship of the Great Pyramid to Atlantis he geological epoch known as the Pleistocene came hinges upon the date it was built. Since it is the most o a close near that date; that a mass extinction of _ perfect, and since Egypt is literally littered with animals accompanied that end; that all Upper pyramids which are less perfect, we, in our usual Paleolithic cultures ended on or near that date; that "onward and upward" frame of mind, assume the most human population was decimated at that time; and imperfect of them to be the earlier experimental hat this Great Event was accompanied by worldwide versions and the best constructed to be the latest. volcanism (Hibben, 1946). Quite the opposite is more likely. Having a near- In addition, Manetho, the Egyptian priest-historian, | perfect example before them, the Egyptians could have recorded an abrupt interruption in his king-list at tha been trying to imitate what some advanced civilisation ime. In other words, worldwide changes o had already accomplished, and the poorly constructed unimaginable magnitude happened during the age o examples found scattered all over Egypt may be the Leo—events which were centred close to the date o result of their futile attempts to copy that high 0,000 BC. This is reflected in the famous Dendera echnology. Zodiac which begins with the sign of Leo. Did it herald It is not widely known to non-professionals that a a new beginning? arge number of pyramids in Egypt were built after the The appearance of the famous lion-sphinx in Egyp Great Pyramid; in fact, pyramid building went on for was no mere astrological coincidence. | suspect tha several hundred years afterward. Yet the fact is that the ancients knew when the geological cycles were due they are all inferior both in size and quality of workmanship to to occur, and that the Sphinx was a reminder of an hose of Giza. Why, once they had conquered all of the event large and significant enough to affect al engineering problems involved, would the Egyptians mankind. have suddenly reverted to such shoddy methods? This "Modern" archaeologists have a hard time conceiving that people living thousands of years before the Romans had the know-how to stones... NEXUS ° 41 manipulate such massive APRIL - MAY 2009 www.nexusmagazine.com