Great Sphinx of Giza
Half-lion, half-human, entirely mysterious. The Great Sphinx has gazed across the Egyptian desert for millennia, but how many millennia remains the qu...
For 4,500 years, its secrets have been sealed in stone. We explore the official story, the competing theories, and the evidence left behind.
Click an era to explore its monuments, rulers, and historical discussions
Half-lion, half-human, entirely mysterious. The Great Sphinx has gazed across the Egyptian desert for millennia, but how many millennia remains the qu...
In the Modern Era, somewhere in Digital Archaeology, evidence emerged that doesn't fit the textbooks. The official explanation seems reasonable enough...
In the scorching sands of ancient Egypt, a mystery lies buried beneath the Valley of the Queens. As the sun beats down mercilessly on the barren lands...
The dawn of the third day broke blood-red over the narrow coastal pass at Thermopylae, as if the heavens themselves knew what was coming. King Leonida...
In the heart of Egypt, an ancient mystery endures. Rising from the Giza Plateau, the Sphinx has long guarded secrets locked within its limestone form....
In the sands of Egypt, a stone lay buried for centuries, holding the key to deciphering the lost language of the pharaohs. Its discovery would bridge...