He stole it from a GEOLOGIST by God! And here, us Geologists, created so that other scientists like Engineers and Physicists and Mathematicians, could have heros too, take this S***!
The crux of the problem lies in folk like Pretto (Geologists in general of the olden days) are extremely allergic to the environment the other scientists thrive in. “Inside”... the symptoms are obesity, paleness, soft smooth texture, addiction to cocktail parties and fawning publicity...
Another Rock Licker for the win. See Robert M. Schoch’s work on the Sphynx. But, but you’re not an archeologist. Ahjajajajaja!