QuestionsGreat Sphinx of GizaWhat explains the weathering of the body and the enclosure walls?Answer
Answer · Great Sphinx of Giza
Runoff from the plateau eroded the enclosure in the Early Dynastic period, until Khufu's quarries diverted…
Runoff from the plateau eroded the enclosure in the Early Dynastic period, until Khufu's quarries diverted the drainage.
Where it stands
DisputedTwo pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Erosion is concentrated where the plateau's natural catchment entered the enclosure.
- Erosion features stop at the Khufu-period quarry boundary.
What would rule it out
- Mapping showing the most eroded walls are not on the catchment's flow paths.
Evidence 2 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelySalt crystallisation, clay swelling and wet-sand burial, with flooding and wind on exposed parts, produced…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Runoff from the plateau eroded the enclosure in the Early Dynastic period, until Khufu's quarries diverted… [Answer ANS0CTWSNH45F0B]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CTWSNH45F0B
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title = {Runoff from the plateau eroded the enclosure in the Early Dynastic period, until Khufu's quarries diverted…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CTWSNH45F0B},
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