The Osireion is set inside a rock-cut enclosure, and the presenter notes there is very little published research on how its cut rock face has weathered. The water erosion on the rear face looked to them like patterns at the Sphinx enclosure, and Egyptologist Robert Schoch privately agreed the two look similar. It's an interesting test case — either Seti I's work or something older 🪨💧
Osireion's rock-cut enclosure erosion said to resemble that of the Sphinx enclosure
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- The Osireion sits within a rock-cut enclosure, and the presenter says little published research exists on the weathering and erosion patterns of its cut rock face
- The water erosion visible on the rear enclosure face was compared by the presenter to erosion patterns at the Sphinx enclosure
- The presenter says Egyptologist Robert Schoch privately agreed that the two enclosures look similar
- The comparison is offered as a possible way to test whether the Osireion enclosure dates to Seti I's period or is older
Sources
Sphinx water erosion hypothesisen.wikipedia.org
The Sphinx water erosion hypothesis is a fringe claim, contending that the Great Sphinx of Giza and its enclosing walls show erosion consistent with ...
Sphinx Erosion - Catchpenny Mysteries of Ancient Egyptcatchpenny.org
Schoch saw two distinct weathering processes at the Sphinx enclosure: wind and rain erosion. ... More recently (in KMT 5:2, 6), Schoch uses the rock-cut tombs of ...
The Great Sphinx of Egypt: Nature's Shabby-Chic Trick?geoexpro.com
Visible chemical weathering of the rock around the fractures tells us that water has penetrated into the formation, as can be seen on the ...
Archaeologist Probes Hidden Depths in Egypt's Osireionin-situ.com
Ground penetrating radar, seismic technology and scans from deep wells built in the area did not reveal any rock formations around the Osireion,
The Sphinx Controversy: Another Look at the Geological ...hallofmaat.com
The Old Kingdom rock-cut tombs are higher and drier than the Sphinx area, and so would have suffered mainly from wind erosion. During most of their history ...
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