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Seismic investigations in the vicinity of the Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt

Thomas L. Dobecki, Robert M. Schoch, 1992. Geoarchaeology 7(6): 527-544.

Seismic refraction profiles around the Sphinx reporting a weathered low-velocity layer beneath the ditch floor, deeper on the sides and front than at the rear, read by Schoch as evidence of long exposure.

MYS0CTWS1GG77X6 · mystery · click to copyMGreat Sphinx of GizaArticledoi: 10.1002/gea.3340070603Checked against the original0

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The one peer-reviewed publication of the redating camp's field data.

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Dobecki, T. L., & Schoch, R. M. (1992). Seismic investigations in the vicinity of the Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt. Geoarchaeology 7(6): 527-544. https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.3340070603
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