Filippo Biondi proposes a second Sphinx under a mound near Khafre causeway. But this placement is asymmetrical: over 150m of sacred causeway would separate it from the Great Sphinx. The mound is standard bedrock with sand. No historian or document supports this location.
Cannon and Hutton's theory: mound near Khafre causeway
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- Jerry Cannon and Malcolm Hutton proposed a second Sphinx under an unexplored mound in their book 'The Giza Plateau Secrets and the Second Sphinx Revealed'
- The location is near the causeway to the Khafre pyramid
- Speaker argues placement would be asymmetrical in relation to Khafre Pyramid and Great Sphinx
- The causeway (sacred walkway) would separate the two Sphinxes by over 150 meters
- The mound appears to be standard Giza bedrock covered with sand
- No historian, document, diagram, or myth has placed a second Sphinx at this location
- Speaker dismisses this as wishful thinking and guesswork
Sources
A SECOND Sphinx detected in Egypt as scans hint at ' ...dailymail.co.uk
'For the second Sphinx, it is important to go in situ with geologists and carefully study the mound,' Biondi said. 'We are very confident that ...
Researchers detect second Sphinx beneath Pyramids of Gizanypost.com
“The first Sphinx sits slightly below the surrounding surface, in a shallow depression, so it is possible the second Sphinx could be hidden ...
Viral Claims of a Second Buried Sphinx at Giza Are False, ...miamiherald.com
To be clear, no confirmed archaeological evidence of a second Sphinx exists, and no excavation has taken place at the mound Biondi identifies.
Fact check: Is a second sphinx buried beneath Pyramids of ...newsweek.com
Archaeologists and Egypt experts say the evidence does not support assertions of a second Sphinx.
Filippo Biondi Claims to Have Found Second Sphinx ...jasoncolavito.com
It depicts two sphinxes, positioned back to back near the top. The “alternative archaeology” group concluded that it must represent two Great ...
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