# Gauri 1995: Geologic weathering and its implications on the age of the Sphinx

> K. Lal Gauri, John J. Sinai, Jayanta K. Bandyopadhyay, 1995. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The main geological reply; source for the…

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# Geologic weathering and its implications on the age of the Sphinx

K. Lal Gauri, John J. Sinai, Jayanta K. Bandyopadhyay, 1995. _Geoarchaeology 10(2): 119-133_.

The Louisville group's reply to Schoch: the weathering profile follows bed lithology and is produced by salt and moisture under sand cover on the timescale of the Old Kingdom date.

**Great Sphinx of Giza** Articledoi: **[10.1002/gea.3340100203](https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.3340100203)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The main geological reply; source for the bed-controlled weathering reading.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[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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[Gauri's group found that the soft beds of Member II recede faster whatever the agent, so differential…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/evidence/EVD0CTWSN9A2MP9/gauris-group-found-that-the-soft-beds-of-member-ii-recede)

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[K. Lal Gauri](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/people/FIG0CTWS5DG4BEX/k-lal-gauri)

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[What explains the weathering of the body and the enclosure walls?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/questions/QST0CTWSCZP7K5T/what-explains-the-weathering-of-the-body-and-the-enclosure)

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## Cite it

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Gauri, K. L., Sinai, J. J., & Bandyopadhyay, J. K. (1995). Geologic weathering and its implications on the age of the Sphinx. Geoarchaeology 10(2): 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.3340100203
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