The Sphinx is an unusually large sculpture located on the western bank of the Nile, on the Giza plateau. Depicts the figure of a lion with a human face under a royal headdress. Turned to face the rising sun. Next to it are the three largest pyramids of Memphis: the pyramid of Cheops, the pyramid of Mikerin and the pyramid of Khafre.
The dimensions of the sphinx are amazing. The figure is 241 feet long and 65 feet high. The sculpture was carved out of limestone, with the paws from separate blocks. Interestingly, the creature's head is disproportionate to the body. The fact is that it was reworked many times, possibly to make facial features similar to the face of the next ruling pharaoh. Initially, according to modern research, the head of the sphinx depicted a falcon or ram and was painted burgundy.
One of the main mysteries of the sphinx is that its purpose is still not clear. Perhaps his task is to play the role of a guardian and guard the pyramids. But there is not a single line on the statue that would confirm this. There are no records about the purpose and time of the sculpture's creation at all, even in the chronicles of the era of the pharaohs. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the sphinx is much older than the pyramids. Some researchers have also stated this.
J. West drew attention to the fact that the surface of the statue was subjected to the destructive influence of not only wind and sand, but also water. Moreover, no other structure on the plateau has such a thing. The sphinx could have been eroded by water only 10,000 years ago, when Egypt's climate was humid and rainy.
Another version belongs to R. Bauvel. According to his hypothesis, the Great Pyramids of Giza, together with the Nile River, create something like a projection of the stars of the Orion belt and the Milky Way. The Sphinx is also part of the ancient astronomical map. Moreover, the position of the stars, which corresponds to the location of the pyramids and the river, was approximately 10,500 years BC.
The Sphinx invariably attracts the attention of researchers and just curious people around the world. American psychic E. Keyes in the 40s. The 20th century predicted that a chamber would be found between the front paws of the statue, in which ancient manuscripts compiled by the descendants of the Atlanteans were kept. In 1995, during the repair work of the road surface near the sphinx, several tunnels were found, going deep into the ground under the statue.
In 1993, researcher E. West studied erosion on a sphinx figure using a seismograph and found that in the front and back of the statue, at a depth of several meters below the surface of the earth, there are cavities that are of the correct shape. Unfortunately, the Egyptian government did not give permission for excavations under the Sphinx. But how not to remember Keys with this prediction regarding the chambers with the ancient scrolls … Alas, the mysterious figure in the sand continues to keep his secrets.