Filippo Biondi is presenting a second-Sphinx hypothesis first proposed by Jerry Cannon and Malcolm Hutton in The Giza Plateau Secrets and the Second Sphinx Revealed. He argues that a mound near the Khafre causeway could conceal a second Sphinx more than 150m from the Great Sphinx, and describes it as Giza bedrock beneath sand. No excavation, confirmed archaeological evidence, or known historical plan supports the proposed location.
Cannon and Hutton's unconfirmed second Sphinx theory, presented by Biondi
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Key facts
- Jerry Cannon and Malcolm Hutton proposed the second-Sphinx hypothesis in their book The Giza Plateau Secrets and the Second Sphinx Revealed.
- Filippo Biondi is the modern presenter and advocate of the hypothesis, not its original proposer.
- Biondi argues that the proposed mound near the Khafre causeway would lie more than 150 metres from the Great Sphinx and create an asymmetrical arrangement.
- Biondi's description of the mound as ordinary Giza bedrock beneath sand is an interpretation, not a confirmed archaeological identification.
- No excavation, confirmed archaeological evidence, or known historical plan supports a second Sphinx at this precise location.
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“The first Sphinx sits slightly below the surrounding surface, in a shallow depression, so it is possible the second Sphinx could be hidden ...
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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 ...
Khafre Pyramid: The Second Largest Pyramid of Gizamemphistours.com
Learn about the second tallest pyramid in Giza. The Khafre Pyramid features the Khafre statue, burial chamber, and ancient Egyptian wonders.
Great Sphinx of Gizaen.wikipedia.org
Great Sphinx possibly bore the face of Pharaoh Khafre, the builder of the second Pyramid at Giza Natural rock formation at Farafra, phinx was created between ...
Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinxsmarthistory.org
The second great pyramid of Giza was built by Khufu's second son Khafre. was constructed 10 meters (33 feet) higher on the plateau. been due to 2558–2532 B.C.E.
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