Archeologists believe the Great Sphinx of Giza doesn't represent a mythological creature but an ancient pharaoh.

Despite our modern technology and relentless pursuit of knowledge, some riddles of the ancient world remain unsolved. From cryptic languages to vanished civilizations, these mysteries continue to ...

The question of who built the Sphinx has long vexed Egyptologists and archaeologists. Lehner, Hawass and others agree it was Pharaoh Khafre, who ruled Egypt during the Old Kingdom, which began ...

Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a ...

Scholars believe it was sculpted about 4,600 years ago by the pharaoh Khafre, whose Pyramid rises directly behind it and whose face may be that represented on the Sphinx. The Sphinx from the rear ...

The Great Sphinx is carefully placed within Giza, protecting the tombs of Khafre and Khufu. But when was the sphinx given a face? And whose face would serve to protect these important pharaohs?

Other things to look for as you navigate around the summit are the Sphinx, Khufu's boat pits, Khufu's Queens' Pyramids, Greater Giza and Cairo, and, of course, Khafre's Pyramid. Climbing Khufu is ...

but it is more well known for its association with the Great Sphinx, a massive limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, believed by many to represent Khafre himself.

The next pharaoh, his brother Khafre, built a pyramid—as well as the Great Sphinx, some scholars claim—in Giza. The next generation followed the same pattern: Baufre, son of Redjedef ...

stands as the smallest of the Pyramids of Giza and was constructed by Khafre's successor to the throne, Menkaure. You are welcome to explore the pyramids and the adjacent Great Sphinx after ...