GIZA PLATEAU, Egypt — The newly restored Sphinx has neither the nose nor the beard that once graced its massive stone head. It hasn’t had a complete set of facial features at least since an Islamic ...

A sphinx found at an ancient Egyptian temple may depict the face of the Roman emperor Claudius, but not everyone agrees with this interpretation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

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?

NARRATOR: Nothing represents the mysteries of ancient Egypt more than the Great Sphinx. How did the Egyptians build this crouching lion, human-headed creature? ZAHI HAWASS (Supreme Council of ...