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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 ...

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 ...

Claims that a second, massive Sphinx statue lies buried beneath the sands of Egypt’s Giza Plateau have gone viral, drawing tens of millions of views across social media and tabloid headlines. The ...

We see an orange sphinx-like mound with orange "erosion" lines going around it. . The ancient Egyptians may have crafted the Sphinx, a 4,500-year-old monument at Giza that stands in front of the ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered broken statues of ancient royalty at a sun temple in Heliopolis, an archaeological site that was once a major city near what is now Cairo. The stone-carved ...

(CNN) – Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient statue and shrine in Egypt. During an excavation on the eastern bank of the Nile River, archaeologists say they found the artifacts carved in limestone ...