# Hadingham 2010: Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx

> Evan Hadingham, 2010. 9 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Journalism; used for the excavation history and the fossil-matching result.

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# Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx

Evan Hadingham, 2010. _Smithsonian Magazine, February 2010_.

A long report on Lehner's and Hawass's work: Mariette's 1853 Khafre statue, Baraize's 1925 discovery of the Sphinx Temple, the 1980 Aigner-Lehner fossil matching of temple blocks to the ditch, the 1978 abandoned work site, the salt weathering, the restoration history and the groundwater problem.

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## What it's used for here

Journalism; used for the excavation history and the fossil-matching result.

## Cited by on this site 9 records

[Diorite statue of Khafre enthroned, from the Valley Temple](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/artifacts/ART0CTWT27C0G9Q/diorite-statue-of-khafre-enthroned-from-the-valley-temple)

ART

[Fossil beds in the Sphinx Temple's core blocks match the strata of the Sphinx ditch, so the temple was built…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/evidence/EVD0CTWSE6R7HVQ/fossil-beds-in-the-sphinx-temples-core-blocks-match-the)

Evidence

EVD

[Hawass and Lehner found three blocks abandoned in the Sphinx quarry on their way to the Sphinx Temple,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/evidence/EVD0CTWSEY67VCE/hawass-and-lehner-found-three-blocks-abandoned-in-the-sphinx)

Evidence

EVD

[Modern flaking and the need for repeated repairs show active salt weathering on the exposed body.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/evidence/EVD0CTWSQ004TQT/modern-flaking-and-the-need-for-repeated-repairs-show-active)

Evidence

EVD

[The Sphinx stands at the valley end of Khafre's causeway beside his Valley Temple, which held a life-size…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/evidence/EVD0CTWSEPC365V/the-sphinx-stands-at-the-valley-end-of-khafres-causeway)

Evidence

EVD

[Aigner and Lehner match the Sphinx Temple's core blocks to the ditch strata](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/events/EVT0CTWSA9R6W2D/aigner-and-lehner-match-the-sphinx-temples-core-blocks-to)

EVT

[Emile Baraize exposes the Sphinx Temple and restores the Sphinx's masonry](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/events/EVT0CTWS9JA130J/emile-baraize-exposes-the-sphinx-temple-and-restores-the)

EVT

[Mariette excavates the Valley Temple and finds the diorite statue of Khafre](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/events/EVT0CTWS9AG6F43/mariette-excavates-the-valley-temple-and-finds-the-diorite)

EVT

[The Great Sphinx of Giza](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
Hadingham, E. (2010). Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx. Smithsonian Magazine, February 2010. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/uncovering-secrets-of-the-sphinx-5053442/
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