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  • Unique Egyptian Sphinx Unearthed in North Israel

    07/09/2013 4:23:44 PM PDT · by Flotsam_Jetsome · 36 replies
    France 24 ^ | 09 July 2013 | AFP Staff
    Part of an ancient Egyptian king's unique sphinx was unveiled at a dig in northern Israel on Tuesday, with researchers struggling to understand just how the unexpected find ended up there. The broken granite sphinx statue -- including the paws and some of the mythical creature's forearms -- displayed at Tel Hazor archaeological site in Israel's Galilee, is the first such find in the region. Its discovery also marks the first time ever that researchers have found a statue dedicated to Egyptian ruler Mycerinus who ruled circa 2,500 BC and was builder of one of the three Giza pyramids, an...