The Message of the Sphinx
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The Message of the Sphinx is a controversial alternative-history book that argues Egypt’s Great Sphinx and pyramids are far older than mainstream archaeology accepts and encode advanced astronomical knowledge.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternative history book
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book ⓘ |
| author |
Graham Hancock
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Robert Bauval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claims |
the Giza monuments encode advanced astronomical knowledge
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the Giza plateau layout reflects the constellation of Orion ⓘ the Great Sphinx is much older than mainstream Egyptology accepts NERFINISHED ⓘ the Sphinx shows evidence of water erosion indicating great antiquity ⓘ there was a lost advanced civilization predating dynastic Egypt ⓘ |
| controversialIn |
Egyptology
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archaeology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | professional Egyptologists ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lack of supporting archaeological evidence
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selective use of data ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative history
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pseudoarchaeology ⓘ |
| hasEditionTitle | Keeper of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular alternative Egyptology discourse ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Orion correlation theory
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Sphinx water erosion hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780517705039 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Giza pyramids
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Great Sphinx of Giza NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ archaeoastronomy ⓘ |
| marketedAs | investigative non-fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reinterpretation of the age of the Sphinx
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popularizing alternative theories about Giza ⓘ |
| positionOnDatingOfSphinx | supports a date around 10,500 BCE ⓘ |
| positionOnMainstreamArchaeology | challenges conventional chronology of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| proposes | hidden chambers beneath the Sphinx ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Crown Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fingerprints of the Gods
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The Orion Mystery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Giza Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership interested in ancient mysteries ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Old Kingdom Egypt
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late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| titleVariant | Keeper of Genesis ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
astronomical alignment analysis
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interpretation of erosion patterns ⓘ |
| workFocus | reinterpretation of ancient Egyptian monuments ⓘ |
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