CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Secrets of the Sphinx 4 CHAPTER TWO Uncovering a Giant 10 CHAPTER THREE The Sphinx’s Age 18 CHAPTER FOUR Guardian of the Horizon 24 CHAPTER FIVE The Hidden Chamber Theory 30 CHAPTER SIX Future of the Sphinx 36 Weighing the Evidence 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
5 CHAPTER ONE The Great Sphinx on the Giza Plateau has been surrounded by questions since its discovery SECRETS OF THE SPHINX The sands of the Sahara Desert hold many secrets of civilizations past In Egypt sand almost buried an ancient wonder the Great Sphinx of Giza a giant statue with the face of a king and the body of a lion The Sphinx stands guard over three great pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo Egypt in an area known as the Giza Plateau The Sphinx and the pyramids have survived thousands of
