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A sandstone statue of a sphinx was discovered in an ancient temple in Aswan, Egypt, as workers were trying to lower the groundwater level, and experts believe it's more than 2,000 years old. A sphinx ...

The oldest-known monument in Egypt, the Great Sphinx of Giza stands as a feat of engineering and craftsmanship—the massive structure having been carved out of a single limestone ridge at a height of ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed an ornately carved 2,800-year-old elephant tusk in what may have once been an Iron Age "center of power." The ivory carving features a mythical sphinx — a human ...

BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - The ancient Sphinx of Hattusa has been returned by a Berlin museum to its home in Turkey, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation said on Thursday, after more than 70 years ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most iconic and well-known structures in the world. It is located in Giza, Egypt, and is the largest and oldest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid ...