Origins of the Sphinx: Celestial Guardian of Pre-Pharaonic Civilization
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Origins of the Sphinx: Celestial Guardian of Pre-Pharaonic Civilization

Origins of the Sphinx: Celestial Guardian of Pre-Pharaonic Civilization

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Robert M. Schoch (Author) Robert Bauval (Author)  

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In this provocative collaboration from two Egyptology outsiders, Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., and Robert Bauval combine their decades of research to show how the Sphinx is thousands of years older than the conventional Egyptological timeline and was built by a long forgotten pre-Pharaonic civilization. They examine the known history of the Sphinx, contrasting what Egyptologists claim with prominent historical accounts and new research, including updates to Schoch's geological water weathering research and reanalysis of seismic studies. Building on Bauval's Orion Correlation Theory, they investigate the archaeoastronomical alignments of the monuments of the Giza Plateau and reveal how the pyramids and Sphinx were built to align with the constellations of Orion and Leo. Analyzing the evidence for a significantly older construction phase at Giza and the restoration and recarving of the Sphinx during the Old Kingdom era, they assert that the Sphinx was first built by an advanced pre-Pharaonic civilization that existed circa 12,000 years ago on the Giza Plateau, contemporaneous with the sophisticated Goebekli Tepe complex. Includes 16-page color insert and 247 b&w illustrations
Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., a tenured faculty member at Boston University, earned his doctorate in geology and geophysics at Yale University. Known for his research on the Sphinx, he is the author of several books, including Forgotten Civilization. Egyptian-born Robert Bauval began studying Egyptology in 1983. The author of numerous books, including The Orion Mystery and Black Genesis, he lives in Torremolinos, Spain.
  • Contributor: Robert M. Schoch
  • Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
  • ISBN13: 9781620555255
  • Number of Pages: 528
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x28mm
  • Packaged Weight: 726
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
  • Release Date: 2017-05-04
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., a tenured faculty member at Boston University, earned his doctorate in geology and geophysics at Yale University. Known for his research on the Sphinx, he is the author of several books, including Forgotten Civilization. Egyptian-born Robert Bauval began studying Egyptology in 1983. The author of numerous books, including The Orion Mystery and Black Genesis, he lives in Torremolinos, Spain.

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