[Justice]

Half man & half beast = The Hildabeast.

[fishtank]

Wouldn't it make sense to re-cover the pyramids in the smooth limestone that they originally had? Weren't the old coverings stolen to make mortar?

[Citizen Tom Paine]

I seem to recall that the Sphinx is defaced because Arab conquerors fired cannons at its head. Is this correct?

[satchmodog9]

[RightWhale]

The head on the yardang is not the original. The original head was probably a lion.

[Cobra64]

Terrific! Thanks.

[KarlInOhio]

Half man & half beast = The Hildabeast.

Interesting picture, but if you want the Hildabeast, try this view of the Sphinx.

[Pro-Bush]

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

related:

I Have Solved The Riddle Of The Sphinx, Says Frenchman
The Telegraph (UK) | 12-14-2004 | Nic Fleming
Posted on 12/13/2004 5:36:33 PM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1300743/posts
67 posted on 12/14/2004 9:25:18 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1300743/posts?page=67#67

Great Pyramid may still contain Khufu's intact pharaonic tomb
Daily Star (Lebanon) | Thursday, July 14, 2005 | Kyle Cassidy
Posted on 07/14/2005 12:56:38 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1442529/posts

Mysterious Inscription on the Great Pyramid
RobertSchoch.net | 2004 | Robert Schoch
Posted on 01/30/2005 12:57:01 AM EST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1331709/posts

Khufu Pyramid: King's Chamber, Tomb View
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/explore/khufutombking.html

THE GREAT PYRAMID
Author: Dreamland?
Posted on 01/13/2001 06:40:12 PST by free_pub
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a5ff84c07c0.htm

[wideminded]

Egyptian antiquities boss Zahi Hawas said the last restoration work on the half-man half-lion statue was carried out in 1996.

Before opening this thread I said to myself, "I bet Zahi Hawas is mentioned prominently in the article" and sure enough there he is.. Then I thought "It wouldn't surprise me if he arrnged to have his face put on the sphinx." Then I see him in post #22 comparing his profile with the sphinx.

[S0122017]

They are going to restore it? Too bad they don't know how it originally looked like. Unless you ACTUALLY believe THAT HEAD fits on THAT BODY.

[Mr. K]

I believe it was built long long before 5000 years ago. Look at the layers of earth that build up around it? (modern civilization had to dig it out of the ground-only the head was showing)

I think only the head was showing when they built the pyramids.

and I think it was either an entire civilization we know nothng about- or aliens
probably aliens

[Dustbunny]

I hope they do more than a facelift. Restoration is needed.