devolution Posted May 14, 2005 #1 Share Posted May 14, 2005 anyone have more info on the possibility of the sphinx being carved from a yardang...confirming j a wests ancient dating of the giza plateua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marduk Posted May 14, 2005 #2 Share Posted May 14, 2005 anyone have more info on the possibility of the sphinx being carved from a yardang...confirming j a wests ancient dating of the giza plateua 621431[/snapback] there is no possibility that the sphinx is carved from a yardang its quite clearly bedrock and john anthony west isn't the authority on this subject what made you think he was ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essan Posted May 14, 2005 #3 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Well, to be fair, Devolution didn't say West was an authority IMO it's quite possible that the Sphinx was indeed originally a yardang. Or maybe it was originally carved to look like a yardang (and then later 'improved'?) - perhaps in rememberance of the windcarved rock formations from the Egyptians' Saharan homeland? (Or, rather, the homeland of some of the peoples who later became known as Egyptians). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marduk Posted May 14, 2005 #4 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Well, to be fair, Devolution didn't say West was an authority IMO it's quite possible that the Sphinx was indeed originally a yardang. Or maybe it was originally carved to look like a yardang (and then later 'improved'?) - perhaps in rememberance of the windcarved rock formations from the Egyptians' Saharan homeland? (Or, rather, the homeland of some of the peoples who later became known as Egyptians). 621494[/snapback] iirc correctly yardangs are in popular theory at least only recently becoming used as areason because of the excitement caused by finding some really big ones on mars. Its this mars egypt link that i'm scoffing at. Why does it need to be a yardang ? we already know it has water erosion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roswell Man Posted May 18, 2005 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2005 we already know it has water erosion isnt that still to be confirmed? i thought some eygptoligist (who are supposed to be the authorities on this matter ) say that it was poor quality bedrock it was cut from plus some examples of wind erosion cayse similar effect, not rain u see marduk, saying that means the only wet period of egypts history was around the last ice age (10,500 years ago i think) indicating u agree with hancock bit conroversial in it marduk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marduk Posted May 18, 2005 #6 Share Posted May 18, 2005 we already know it has water erosion isnt that still to be confirmed? i thought some eygptoligist (who are supposed to be the authorities on this matter ) say that it was poor quality bedrock it was cut from plus some examples of wind erosion cayse similar effect, not rain u see marduk, saying that means the only wet period of egypts history was around the last ice age (10,500 years ago i think) indicating u agree with hancock bit conroversial in it marduk 627664[/snapback] your information is way out of date. egypt was wet until about 5000bce iirc hancock argues that it can only have been built in 10500bce so that it matches his pathetic age of leo theorywhich he came up with for his first book on the subject. He can't back down now on that can he. He doesn't have enough strength of character to admit when he's wrong. That relies on the sphinx being a lion and the builders seeing the constellation of leo as a lion. They didn't and to be honest it may not be a lion either. The bedrock nonsense was a theory of mark lehner's he was proved irrefutably wrong no wind erosion looks like water erosion most of the water erosion on the sphinx can be found on the top surface wind doesn't blow directly downwards and the pattern of erosion is totally different you seem to be undecided as to whats going on with the sphinx roswell seeing as you've quoted three different stances on the problem in one post what do you actually believe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roswell Man Posted May 18, 2005 #7 Share Posted May 18, 2005 i think my multi personality taking root lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marduk Posted May 18, 2005 #8 Share Posted May 18, 2005 i think my multi personality taking root lol 627728[/snapback] yeah this stuff drives you nuts its official Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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