The Egyptology Club has ruled that the Sphinx was built by Khafre mainly because it is adjacent to the Second Pyramid at Giza which they have equally arbitrarily assigned to Khafre.
We do know what the climate of dynastic Egypt was like. Schoch's point is that this wall was built at or before a time when there was copious rainfall in Egypt. He has identified when the last period of such rainfall happened.
The Egyptology Club insists "there was NO ONE to build it then...so WHO built it?"
And Schoch famously replied: "I don't know who built it. I'm just telling you WHEN if was built."
Besides, do you think the Ancient Egyptians were stupid? I don't. Blowing sand had to be a normal part of their lives. For most of its history the Sphinx has been covered up to its neck by sand blown into the pit. I find it impossible to believe that there would not have been one engineer who did not notice the sand blowing in and tell his boss, "I don't think this is such a great idea."
But.... if it was built at a time when Giza was a well-watered grassland that would not have been such a problem, would it?
We do know what the climate of dynastic Egypt was like. Schoch's point is that this wall was built at or before a time when there was copious rainfall in Egypt. He has identified when the last period of such rainfall happened.
The Egyptology Club insists "there was NO ONE to build it then...so WHO built it?"
And Schoch famously replied: "I don't know who built it. I'm just telling you WHEN if was built."
Besides, do you think the Ancient Egyptians were stupid? I don't. Blowing sand had to be a normal part of their lives. For most of its history the Sphinx has been covered up to its neck by sand blown into the pit. I find it impossible to believe that there would not have been one engineer who did not notice the sand blowing in and tell his boss, "I don't think this is such a great idea."
But.... if it was built at a time when Giza was a well-watered grassland that would not have been such a problem, would it?
