Today on Crunch, let us see what Joe Rogan and Robert Schoch have to say about the age of this colossal figure.
One of history’s most perplexing mysteries rises from the Sahara in Egypt. Its stone eyes peer out of an almost human face, surveying a land of ancient tombs and endless sand. For millennia, it has weathered the ravages of time and witnessed the rise and fall of civilizations. Yet, after all these hundreds of years, the Great Sphinx of Giza remains an enigma. Just when we believe we are about to solve its eternal riddles, the Sphinx reveals another layer of secrecy. One of the biggest mysteries in Ancient Egypt that swirls around this famous structure is, when was it built.
For years, Egyptologists and archaeologists have thought the Great Sphinx of Giza to be about 4,500 years old. However, some recent studies have suggested the Sphinx was much older than mainstream archaeologists, and Egyptologists claim it to be.
