Sphinx
During this great age of information and transportation, in a world moving so fast that our reflections are nothing save a blur on the cosmic mirror, who has the time logically dispute the dating of ancient monument. Egyptologists have done the research and concluded that the monuments located in the Giza plateau can be attributed to the fourth dynasty (2900-2750 BC). Why should we waste our limited time reinvestigating what appears to be a closed case?
Egyptologists have conclude that the structures located at the Giza plateau can be attributed to forth dynasty pharaohs Khufu (large pyramid), Menkaure (small pyramid), and latter Khafre (sphinx and medium pyramid.) The stone quarried to build these edifices were brought from as far away as Tura (casing stones) which is located five miles east, Aswan (granite), and the majority of the stone used was from the plateau itself. Egyptologists say that a majority of the stone taken from the plateau for Khufu's pyramid originated around the current site of the Sphinx. The pyramids entombed their respective pharaohs' bodies, yet the sphinx and its adjacent buildings have no apparent purpose. These monuments have changed in appearance since construction, the pyramids having lost their highly polished casing's (pilfered by Arabs after 13th century earthquake), and both the pyramids and sphinx have sustained substantial weather damage. The weather erosion however is not consistent in all structures; the pyramids have horizontal weathering as a result of prolonged exposure to strong winds and sandstorms, while the sphinx and its adjacent structures have both horizontal and vertical damage. What could cause both horizontal and vertical weathering? Egyptologists attribut...
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...er hieroglyphics identified Khafre, our anyone else for that matter as the creator. Egyptologist's, admittedly have no explanation for this phenomena.
I feel that the field of Egyptology has a fatal flaw. When confronted with evidence that does not neatly fit into their pre-conceived conceptions or dogmas of history, they attempt to de-bunk it. The alternative to dismissing evidence, is the collapse of a majority of theories that they, and countless others before them, have regarded as sacred truth. I feel that this practice slaughters the virtue of objectivity in the name of heritage and dogma. To accept the evidence above would in fact reposition this major monument away from the Egyptian people and bestow it upon a mysterious and ancient culture. Egyptologist claim there is no evidence of this "ancient culture"; to them I present exhibit 1, the Sphinx.