# The enclosure floor lies at 19.9 to 20.2 m above sea level, within reach of exceptional Nile floods (20.3 m…

> The enclosure floor lies at 19.9 to 20.2 m above sea level, within reach of exceptional Nile floods (20.3 m in 1938, 21.4 m in 1874), and sand fill was…

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# The enclosure floor lies at 19.9 to 20.2 m above sea level, within reach of exceptional Nile floods (20.3 m…

The enclosure floor lies at 19.9 to 20.2 m above sea level, within reach of exceptional Nile floods (20.3 m in 1938, 21.4 m in 1874), and sand fill was found soaked a few inches below the surface.

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[Salt crystallisation, clay swelling and wet-sand burial, with flooding and wind on exposed parts, produced…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/answers/ANS0CTWSP8J5BX7/salt-crystallisation-clay-swelling-and-wet-sand-burial-with)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The enclosure floor lies at 19.9 to 20.2 m above sea level, within reach of exceptional Nile floods (20.3 m… [Evidence EVD0CTWSPR61TP8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CTWSPR61TP8
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