Answer · Great Sphinx of Giza
The Sphinx was carved under Khufu, Khafre's predecessor, and Khafre's causeway was laid out around it.
The Sphinx was carved under Khufu, Khafre's predecessor, and Khafre's causeway was laid out around it.
Where it stands
Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The headdress, uraeus and face proportions match Khufu-period sculpture more closely than Khafre's.
- The causeway's line bends or is cut to avoid an existing Sphinx enclosure.
What would rule it out
- A stratigraphic relationship showing the ditch was quarried after Khafre's causeway was built, or stylistic analysis placing the head securely in Khafre's reign.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Most likelyThe Sphinx was carved under Khafre, about 2550 to 2520 BC, in the same quarrying operation that supplied the…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Sphinx was carved under Khufu, Khafre's predecessor, and Khafre's causeway was laid out around it. [Answer ANS0CTWSFNM2P13]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CTWSFNM2P13
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