the great sphinx of giza was discovered in 1817.
the great sphinx of giza was discovered in 1817.
when was the great sphinx of giza discovered?
1817
mark lehner, an egyptologist who has excavated and mapped the giza plateau, originally asserted that there had been a far earlier renovation during the old kingdom (c. 2686–2184 bc), although he has subsequently recanted this viewpoint.









































in ad 1817 the first modern archaeological dig, supervised by the italian giovanni battista caviglia, uncovered the sphinx's chest completely.









































one of the people working on clearing the sands from around the great sphinx was eugène grébaut, a french director of the antiquities service.
great sphinx of giza
great sphinx of giza









































the great sphinx of giza (, , ; literally: father of dread), commonly referred to as the sphinx of giza or just the sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. facing directly from west to east, it stands on the giza plateau on the west bank of the nile in giza, egypt. the face of the sphinx is generally believed to represent the pharaoh khafre.
great sphinx of giza