# Reader accepts runoff erosion in the ditch and argues that Khufu's quarries upslope would have cut off the…

> Reader accepts runoff erosion in the ditch and argues that Khufu's quarries upslope would have cut off the catchment that fed it.

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# Reader accepts runoff erosion in the ditch and argues that Khufu's quarries upslope would have cut off the…

Reader accepts runoff erosion in the ditch and argues that Khufu's quarries upslope would have cut off the catchment that fed it.

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[The Sphinx was carved in the Early Dynastic period, in the Second Dynasty or soon after, before Khufu began…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/answers/ANS0CTWSGD23JAV/the-sphinx-was-carved-in-the-early-dynastic-period-in-the)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Reader accepts runoff erosion in the ditch and argues that Khufu's quarries upslope would have cut off the… [Evidence EVD0CTWSGMW07H9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CTWSGMW07H9
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