Italian researchers using SAR reported disputed subsurface anomalies across the Giza plateau; the results were announced in March 2025. The researchers described an L-shaped feature about 33 feet long at roughly 6.5 feet deep, but the findings do not establish chambers or entrances beneath the Sphinx. Earlier GPR work near the paws found possible anomalies, while test drilling found only natural rock fissures. The evidence does not support the story that Egyptian authorities deliberately drilled away from an opening and boarded it up to hide a chamber. Dr Robert Schoch was not involved in the recent SAR survey.
SAR survey reports disputed Giza anomalies, not confirmed Sphinx chambers
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Key facts
- Italian researchers used synthetic aperture radar (SAR), not sonar, in recent survey work across the Giza plateau; the results were announced in March 2025.
- The researchers described an L-shaped anomaly about 33 feet long at roughly 6.5 feet deep, but it is not a confirmed chamber or entrance.
- Earlier ground-penetrating radar surveys near the Sphinx's paws found possible anomalies, while test drilling found only natural fissures in the rock.
- The evidence does not support the claim that Egyptian authorities deliberately drilled away from an opening and boarded it up to conceal it.
- Dr Robert Schoch was not involved in the recent SAR survey.
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Although ground-penetrating radar showed possible anomalies near the paws of the sphinx, test drilling in the area revealed only natural fissures in the rock.
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