A nine-expert expedition brings together geologist Dr. Robert M. Schoch, Turkish archaeologist Omar Tenur, underwater filmmaker Tahsin Ceylan, known for documenting Lake Van's submerged ruins, and specialists in sacred geometry, architecture and religious studies. Robert Edward Grant, Dr. Lydia DeLeon, Arturo Deleo and Paul Wallace complete the lineup. In 1991, Schoch argued that water erosion on the Sphinx enclosure indicated an age of 10,000–5,000 BC. That enclosure interpretation remains disputed and does not redate the Sphinx itself, which is generally attributed to Khafre's Fourth Dynasty around 2500 BC.
Robert Schoch joins a nine-expert exploration team
Key facts
- Geologist Robert M. Schoch argued in 1991 that water erosion on the Sphinx enclosure suggested an age of 10,000–5,000 BC. The enclosure dating remains disputed and does not redate the Sphinx itself, which is generally attributed to Khafre's Fourth Dynasty around 2500 BC.
- The nine-member team includes Schoch, Omar Tenur, Hans Orheim, Jennifer Deo, underwater filmmaker Tahsin Ceylan, Robert Edward Grant, Dr. Lydia DeLeon, Arturo Deleo and Paul Wallace.
- Tahsin Ceylan is an underwater filmmaker known for documenting Lake Van's submerged ruins.
- The project presents its aim as testing mainstream narratives about ancient civilizations through archaeological and interdisciplinary work.
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The Sphinx Controversy: Another Look at the Geological ...hallofmaat.com
Robert Schoch's error was to give too little weight to the archaeological evidence supporting a Fourth Dynasty age for the Sphinx and associated temples. This ...
Robert M. Schoch: The Great Sphinxrobertschoch.com
A moat theory explains the water weathering of the Sphinx without hypothesizing that it dates back to an earlier period of more rainfall than the present.
Robert Schoch's Wacky Easter Island-Gobekli Tepe Theoryjasoncolavito.com
Dr. Schoch makes a very strong argument for dating of the Sphinx, and it is not a huge leap to make the assertion that the stylized human ...
Sphinx water erosion hypothesisen.wikipedia.org
Major proponents of the hypothesis include alternative Egyptologist John Anthony West, and geologist Robert Schoch. The Great Sphinx of Giza. Most ...
Robert M. Schochen.wikipedia.org
In 1991, Schoch redated the monument to 10,000–5,000 BC, based on water erosion marks he identified on the Sphinx enclosure walls, and also based on findings ...
Ancient ruins may be submerged settlement in Van Lakehurriyetdailynews.com
Ceylan first documented underwater structures in the area in 2017, later recording a stone fortress-like structure and circular formations.
Robert M. Schoch: Research Highlightsrobertschoch.com
According to standard Egyptological thinking, the Great Sphinx was carved from the limestone bedrock on the orders of the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Khafre around 2500 ...
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