Sphinx Erosion?

[P3D <BD3D@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Maxey then Peter Davis from Digest 1836:

>>historical sights. The series on the Sphinx (is that a
>>correct spelling) from about 1936 or so show the
>>monument in very good condition when compared to
>>the wind worn one we see now.

>Are you saying that the Sphinx deteriorated more in the last 61
>years than it did in the four thousand or so years before 1936?

>-pd


I'm not an Egyptologist nor an archaeologist, but if I'm not
mistaken, the Sphinx spent most of that 4,000 plus years buried in
the sands, uncovered in early 1800's (?).  Also, in WWII, it was
used as an artillery target.  That makes for rapid erosion.

Best regards,
Bill Davis


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