# Modern flaking and the need for repeated repairs show active salt weathering on the exposed body.

> Modern flaking and the need for repeated repairs show active salt weathering on the exposed body.

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# Modern flaking and the need for repeated repairs show active salt weathering on the exposed body.

Modern flaking and the need for repeated repairs show active salt weathering on the exposed body.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[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). Modern flaking and the need for repeated repairs show active salt weathering on the exposed body. [Evidence EVD0CTWSQ004TQT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CTWSQ004TQT
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