Imprints From The Ancients, Graham Hancock, Sphinx, Unsolved Mysteries (Video)

(N.Morgan) In this riveting interview with Graham Hancock, Hancock explains his quest for unraveling the riddle of the Sphinx along with the mystery behind the ancient enigmatic pyramid texts and other archaic Egyptian writings. Graham Hancock has authored many books on the subjects of ancient theories, lost civilizations and forbidden archaeology reveals the millennial code which is embodied in many ancient structures.

One of the mysteries Graham covers is one I find most fascinating, the mysterious sphinx. Facing the rising sun, the Great Sphinx is located on the Giza plateau, about 10km west of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile River. Later Egyptian rulers worshiped it as an aspect of the sun god, calling it Hor-Em-Akhet (“Horus of the Horizon”). The Sphinx sits in part of the necropolis of ancient Memphis, the seat of power for the pharaohs, a short distance from three large pyramids – the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Mycerinus).

The monument is the largest surviving sculpture from the ancient world, measuring 73.5m in length and in parts 20m in height. Part of the uraeus (sacred cobra which protected from evil forces), the nose and the ritual beard are missing; the beard is now displayed in the British Museum. The extensions at the side of the head are part of the royal head cloth. Although the head of the Sphinx has been badly affected by thousands of years of erosion, traces of the original paint can still be seen near one ear.

It is thought that originally the Sphinx’s face was painted dark red. A small temple between its paws contained dozens of inscribed stelae placed by the Pharaohs in honor of the Sun god.

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