I dont quite understand what the age of Egyptian cities has to do with the sphinx. Even if you speculate that it was built 10000 BC, it could have been constructed by anyone. And even if a city could have something to do with it (ie built it), that city would obviously be near Giza. So just finding a random Egyptian city from 10000 BC wouldnt show anything.

I'm so negative :p

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This really shouldn't be much of a surprise... that would only be some 2,000 years older than the 1st dynasty and while that is alot of years, the predynastic Egypt stretches way back into the neolithic.... after all societies as complex as Egypt's and Sumer's did not appear overnight. They had a long development... As for the sphinix only a handful of ancient god fanatics have made the claim that it goes back that far, and perhaps it does, but the proof is not there one way or the other and as for the claim that etchings in the stone were caused by water erosion, so that it has to be older than "officially" claimed, north Africa was far moister and greener even a thousand years ago than it is now, much less 5,000 years ago.

I was pointing out that the Egyptians had built a city older than first thought, in turn were more advanced, in turn could be a possibility the sphinx goes back further than claimed. Not worried there are older cities in different part of the world, just pointing out its a possibility after seeing theories on this idea before.

Originally posted by II HAL II

I was pointing out that the Egyptians had built a city older than first thought, in turn were more advanced,

Well there's nothing to suggest this city build by neolithic farmers were any more advanced than neolithic farmers. And we already knew there were neolithic farmers living in the region at the time

Of course,there's also no reason why neolithic farmers couldn't have built the Sphinx. But this discovery doesn't affect orthodox Egyptian chronology in any way.

(I do think the term 'city' may be a bit misleading though)

Well there's nothing to suggest this city build by neolithic farmers were any more advanced than neolithic farmers. And we already knew there were neolithic farmers living in the region at the time

Of course,there's also no reason why neolithic farmers couldn't have built the Sphinx. But this discovery doesn't affect orthodox Egyptian chronology in any way.

(I do think the term 'city' may be a bit misleading though)

For Neolithic farmers being compared to the Greco-Roman period isn't bad, they were around in 150BC these guys are 5,000BC and having houses in dressed limestone isn't bad either.

I'm just saying it's a 'possible' link to a theory that's out there, I'm not saying its true, just posting a piece in a puzzle (orthodox or not).

And the term 'city' is what they used, I was just quoting the source, it could of course be wrong.

Yes, I appreciate it's the news story (and quite likely the original press release) that uses the term 'city' - my criticism wasn't intended at you. I do think it;s misleading though and conjurers up impressions of a much more grandiose settlement than it likely was in reality.

Of course, folk in the Middle East were living in 2 story houses with nice white plaster interior walls 10,000 years ago!

Always so many theories, looked at in different ways to fit in with each persons understanding as the world was at a particular time, the only real part of the sphinx i would trust if it was possible to date the rock with any accuracy would be the head, a lot of evidence is trickling out that the body was always there just manipulated into the body of whatever it really does turn out to be,

IE Lion, Leopard, and some other vague posibilities, its time there was developed a way and means of doing these tests where everyone agree's the results will be accepted by all.

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The Egyptian and Sumerian civilization did appear suddenly.
There is no evidence for any series of advances from stone age to the fulll blown civilization with all it structures.

As to determining the age of the Sphinx from the age of the rock..
you are kidding aren't you? A little thinking should tell you that the rock is likely to be as old as the Earth.

If anyone wants to discuss these ancient civiliztions/cultures they should do some serious study first. News articles are not the best sources.

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, but you guys are talking about the sphinx. I heard a while back the idea that there was some sort of chamber under the right paw of the sphinx, but no one was allowed to excavate it. Could someone shed some light on that for me just to cure my curiosity?

Originally posted by OhZone
The Egyptian and Sumerian civilization did appear suddenly.

The Sumerians are thought to have arrived from the Caspian sea or the Caucasus region and supplanted the Ubaidian culture werent they?
They didnt appear suddenly but rather integrated and took over an already existing agricultural society of city builders.

originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan

Now, as most of us know, people can have intense pride over their national origin. So it is not surprising to see such things written.

Some things never change......sigh..unfortunately

originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan

Thanks for inciting thought. I appreciate that!

Likewise.

originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan


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