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Great Sphinx of Giza
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Great Sphinx of Giza: References & Edit History

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  • Amy Tikkanen
    Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Ancient Egypt Online - The Great Sphinx of Giza. Sep 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Great Sphinx at Giza: The Immortal Witness of Interconnections between East and West. May 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Egypt Online - The Great Sphinx of Giza. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Depicting Man or Beast? Can You Solve the Riddle of the Great Sphinx of Giza? Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx: Facts about the ancient Egyptian monuments. Apr 04, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - The Great Sphinx of Giza. Sep 15, 2017
Add new Web site: Tour Egypt - The Great Sphinx of Giza. Sep 15, 2017
New article added. May 12, 2017
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