Mainstream archaeology dates the Great Sphinx to ~2500 BC and Pharaoh Khafre. But water erosion evidence and structures predating the 1st Dynasty (3100 BC) suggest some researchers propose earlier construction.
Sphinx oldest structures predate 3100 BC First Dynasty
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- Oldest structures at Giza including Zawiyet el-Aryan and Abu Roash existed before First Dynasty in 3100 BC
- These structures were built several hundred years after a cataclysm devastated the area
- Evidence includes salt, water erosion, and black goo on the Sphinx
- The original lion body of the Sphinx was different from what is seen today
- A possible sister Sphinx may have existed next to the main Sphinx but was more damaged
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