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Serena Love, Honorary Research Fellow in Archaeology, The University of Queensland

Curious Kids: in ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about?

Sphinx Egypt Effie Horus Khaled DESOUKI New Plymouth New Zealand

Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

In ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

One of the most mysterious and iconic monuments of ancient Egypt is the Great Sphinx of Giza.

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