--- In [email protected], "John" <jr_esq@...> wrote:
> Further, another American researcher theorized that the Sphinx > may have been built about 16,000 years ago. He calculated that > it was a monument to show that it was built when the vernal > equinox occurred during the sign of Leo. The most interesting thing I have seen that suggests that the Sphinx may be older than is currently thought is the theory of geologist Robert M. Schoch. He contends that it is only serious rainfall that could have caused the kind of erosion seen on the Sphinx. And because he believes that kind of climate significantly predates the time of Khufu (4.5K years ago), the origin of the Sphinx is a mystery (which is fun). I don't see that he has been conclusively rebutted. It seems to me (from my limited knowledge) that the archaeologists do not take kindly to other disciplines treading on their patch (such turf wars are evident in the climate debate IMO). But there are other more powerful criticisms from some fellow geologists it seems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx_water_erosion_hypothesis http://www.robertschoch.com/sphinxcontent.html
