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Book SynopsisIn 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 Göbekli Tepe complex.
Trade Review“For a quarter-century, Schoch’s analysis of weathering at Giza and Bauval’s archaeoastronomic discoveries have challenged the consensus on prehistory, not merely of Egypt but of the world. This book expertly summarizes their case and its triumphant vindication in the 12,000-year-old sanctuary of Göbekli Tepe. The question is no longer whether they are right but where archaeology should go from here.” * Joscelyn Godwin, author ofAtlantis and the Cycles of Time *
"Schoch and Bauval present a well-written, well-argued and well-illustrated (including 16 colour plates) thesis which deserves serious consideration." * Fortean Times *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface
Robert M. Schoch
ONE The Great Paradox
Robert Bauval
TWO The Sands of Time
Robert M. Schoch
THREE Khafre: To Be or Not To Be?
Robert Bauval
FOUR
A Case of Mistaken Identity?
Robert Bauval
FIVE Horus Who Dwells in the Horizon
Robert Bauval
SIX
The Place Where the Gods Are Born
Robert Bauval
SEVEN The Writing on the Wall
Robert M. Schoch
Epilogue Robert M. Schoch
Appendix 1 The “Paradigm Police” and the Upside-Down Worldview of an Authoritative “Expert”
Robert Bauval
Appendix 2 The Orion Correlation Theory: Can It Be Falsified?
Robert Bauval
Appendix 3 The Ancient Egyptians and the Zodiacal Constellation of Leo
Robert Bauval
Appendix 4 The Sacred Mounds of the Memphite Region
Robert Bauval
Appendix 5 Text of the Dream Stela
Translation by J. H. Breasted, 1906
Appendix 6 Redating the Great Sphinx of Giza: The Original 1992 Paper
Robert M. Schoch
Appendix 7 Geological Evidence Pertaining to the Age of the Great Sphinx, Including Replies to the Critics
Robert M. Schoch
Appendix 8 Was the Great Sphinx Surrounded by a Moat? Was the Sphinx Originally Anubis?
Robert M. Schoch
Appendix 9 Controversies concerning the End of the Last Ice Age
Robert M. Schoch
Bibliography
About the Authors
Index
