Skywizard
13th August 2018, 22:54
The new statue was discovered between the temples of Karnak and Luxor
The 'sphinx' was found on Al-Kabbash Road which connects the two temples
Officials has confirmed the statue has a 'lion's body with a human head'
Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt was near the Great Pyramids on the west bank
It is the oldest and largest known monumental sculpture in the world
Egypt's long-rumoured second sphinx may have been unearthed by construction workers building a new road.
According to local reports, a sphinx-like statue was found on Al-Kabbash Road, which connects the two temples of Karnak and Luxor built around 1400BC.
Officials have confirmed the statue has a 'lion's body with a human head'.
The 'second sphinx' has not yet been lifted from the ground, however, officials said tourists are welcome to visit the construction site to view the ancient statute.
No photographs of the structure have been published, the Director General of Antiquities has confirmed.
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Reports suggest a sphinx-like statue (stock image) has been discovered
between the ancient temples of Karnak and Luxor which date to around
1400BC
Excavations first started on the Karnak and Luxor temple complexes, located within the ancient city of Thebes, back in 1884, according to RT.
This led to a flurry of significant archaeological discoveries until around 1960, when excavation work at the sites ceased.
Construction workers uncovered the 'second sphinx' during a roadworks project between the temples of Karnak and Luxor.
The Egyptian infrastructure project has been halted while the statue is examined.
According to the area's Director General of Antiquities, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, the statue can not yet be lifted 'due to the nature of the environment it is in'.
Aziz has confirmed tourists are able to visit the road to see the statue for themselves, however, he confirmed no images of the statue have been released.
The Al-Kabbash Road project to excavate and restore the road first began in 2005 and is scheduled to be finished by the end of this year at a cost of $12.7 million (Ģ10m).
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The Al-Kabbash Road project in Luxor is due to be finished by the end of
this year at a cost of $12.7 million (Ģ10m)
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6044053/Has-Egypts-second-sphinx-Statue-lions-body-human-head-found.html
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The 'sphinx' was found on Al-Kabbash Road which connects the two temples
Officials has confirmed the statue has a 'lion's body with a human head'
Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt was near the Great Pyramids on the west bank
It is the oldest and largest known monumental sculpture in the world
Egypt's long-rumoured second sphinx may have been unearthed by construction workers building a new road.
According to local reports, a sphinx-like statue was found on Al-Kabbash Road, which connects the two temples of Karnak and Luxor built around 1400BC.
Officials have confirmed the statue has a 'lion's body with a human head'.
The 'second sphinx' has not yet been lifted from the ground, however, officials said tourists are welcome to visit the construction site to view the ancient statute.
No photographs of the structure have been published, the Director General of Antiquities has confirmed.
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/09/17/4EF6686200000578-6044053-Reports_suggest_a_sphinx_like_statue_stock_image_has_been_discov-m-1_1533830766602.jpg
Reports suggest a sphinx-like statue (stock image) has been discovered
between the ancient temples of Karnak and Luxor which date to around
1400BC
Excavations first started on the Karnak and Luxor temple complexes, located within the ancient city of Thebes, back in 1884, according to RT.
This led to a flurry of significant archaeological discoveries until around 1960, when excavation work at the sites ceased.
Construction workers uncovered the 'second sphinx' during a roadworks project between the temples of Karnak and Luxor.
The Egyptian infrastructure project has been halted while the statue is examined.
According to the area's Director General of Antiquities, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, the statue can not yet be lifted 'due to the nature of the environment it is in'.
Aziz has confirmed tourists are able to visit the road to see the statue for themselves, however, he confirmed no images of the statue have been released.
The Al-Kabbash Road project to excavate and restore the road first began in 2005 and is scheduled to be finished by the end of this year at a cost of $12.7 million (Ģ10m).
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/09/16/4EF66FE800000578-6044053-image-a-14_1533829001760.jpg
The Al-Kabbash Road project in Luxor is due to be finished by the end of
this year at a cost of $12.7 million (Ģ10m)
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6044053/Has-Egypts-second-sphinx-Statue-lions-body-human-head-found.html
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