Archeologists discover 2 giant sphinxes

[CJW]

Archeologists discover 2 giant sphinxes at the lost 'Temple of a Million Years' built by a great pharaoh in Egypt 3,300 years ago


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/archeologists-discover-2-giant-sphinxes-at-the-lost-temple-of-a-million-years-built-by-a-great-pharaoh-in-egypt-3300-years-ago/ar-AAT1Var?

[Effete Snob]

1. Was there a reward?

[Silent3]

2. I was wondering where I left those n/t

[erronis]

3. Not kidding. I read that as "giant sphincters".

Not even sure which of many bodily ones I would consider petite, medium, or giant.

[PJMcK]

4. You can find those at Mar-a-lago (n/t)

[calimary]

8. Barrump bump!

[wnylib]

14. A great DUzy!!!

[lagomorph777]

30. Hah!

[Karadeniz]

6. Well...sphinx and sphinc/ are really from the same word, meaning "grab." The most famous

courtesan at some point in ancient Greece was known as the Sphinx.Hmmm....

[intheflow]

24. So you're suggesting ancient Greece

built the sphinxes to resemble cats because there was a leader who liked to grab pussies? Sounds plausible.

[Karadeniz]

27. You are AWFUL!!!!!! But I admit your connection hadn't occurred to me!!!

[Diraven]

5. Then they barely escaped

When they triggered a hidden trap and were chased from temple by a gigantic rolling stone ball.

[Mysterian]

7. Ancient Egypt is the gift that keeps on giving

An almost incredible civilization.

[Zorro]

13. Today we are closer to the reign of Caesar

than Caesar was to the reign of Khufu and the construction of the Great Pyramid.

Agreed, an almost incredible civilization for almost four millenia.

[paleotn]

15. That...is an amazing fact.

[CaptainTruth]

22. Trump was more like Caligula.

[BlueSpot]

9. Does anyone else think it looks like George Washington?

[iluvtennis]

19. You're right, a little bit. n/t

[LudwigPastorius]

20. George Washington had a shorter tail.

(little known fact)

[Evolve Dammit]

10. Thanks for the post. Very interesting

[ripcord]

11. It is amazing what you can create with unlimited slave labor nt

[catchnrelease]

16. Early govt jobs programs

The Egyptian monuments were not built by slaves, no matter what Hollywood would like you to believe. For a good part of the year after the Nile's annual flood, people would go to work on these projects and were paid in grain etc to sustain themselves until the waters receded and they could go back to their farms.

Also, families would send male members to serve as craftsmen on the projects. They were housed and fed in settlements/towns that surrounded the monument being worked on. I'm not saying they lived in luxury but they were not slaves. I've read it described as more like a temporary army, conscripted by the Pharoah.

[Coventina]

17. Thank you. This misconception is such an uphill battle.

[catchnrelease]

21. Coincidentally

I'm just finishing a good book on building the great pyramid and this morning read about how the early historian Heroditus may be the source of the slave builders myth. He apparently ran the gamut of excellent reporting on things, to passing along essentially old wives tales that people would tell him. One of those was how Pharaoh would compel Egyptians--not slaves--to labor for him. Over time it morphed to be slaves.

The slave story has long been a pet peeve of mine.

[DBoon]

23. I've heard working on these projects was considered prestigious

More like working for NASA part of the year to help create the next moon rocket.

[onethatcares]

25. More like an old time BBB

or WPA/CCC

kept the people busy and fed and trades were learned.

[Mysterian]

29. They had breweries on-site for the workers

Not a bad gig if you ask me.

[Metro135]

12. Thank you so much for posting this!

Ancient Egypt is one of my passions. These were found at the funerary temple of Amenhotep III, the grandfather of King Tut. The temple was partially destroyed by an earthquake in late antiquity. Archeological excavation has been going on there for quite some tme.

Descriptions of the temple from ancient times -- although the ancient Egyptians did have a tendency to embellish -- make the original structure sound absolutely unbelievable. Would you believe doors encased in gold?

[onethatcares]

26. would you believe

golden toilets? Like someone would actually do something like that..

[Moebym]

18. Incredible.

[CJW]

28. Archaeologists

This posted just fine for me yesterday. Today can't seem to
post anything. And I've been posting here at Eschaton for at least 10-15 years