The Great Sphinx of Giza has never lacked for theories, but a new wave of research is replacing speculation with testable ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a colossal limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human, has long been a symbol ...

Google has taken us on virtual tours of ancient monuments in Mexico, India, Italy, Jordan — and now it's Egypt's turn for the panoramic treatment of archaeological sites. This week, Google unveiled ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For decades, it’s been theorized the Great Sphinx of Giza may have originally been a lion-shaped natural ...

A profile of the Great Sphinx including the pyramids of Menkaure and Khafre in the background in Giza, Cairo, Egypt. (Getty Images) As a consolation for lack of in-person travel, this summer the Arts ...

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 ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a 66-foot-tall statue resting in the shadow of the nearby Great Pyramid of Giza, is one of the most widely recognizable relics of the ancient world. Even if you’ve never seen ...

CAIRO (AP) – Melania Trump is in Egypt to wrap up a four-country tour of Africa by visiting the pyramids and the Great Sphinx. The U.S. first lady arrived in Cairo on Saturday after a flight from ...

A photo that started circulating online caused chaos and fury after it showed the Great Sphinx with its "eyes shut". The mythical creature, which has the body of a lion and the head of a human is ...