[Jawlist] Eg-Update 19.0 - Breaking News

[Iggy F Makarevich]

Hi folks,

Here is the latest from John...

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Eg-Update 19.0 - Breaking News
 
Friends, Grockles, Egyptophiles.
 
At long last our notice designed to gather participants for the 
long-promised and long delayed
Geopanel has been written, by Schoch in flawless Geo-jargon.
 
We will be posting it everywhere we can think of that seems appropriate. 
If you personally know geologists, or know of a site where geologists 
may be lurking, feel free to post it.
 
Here it is.
 
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*The Sphinx Project GeoPanel:  Investigating the Nature and Implications 
of Weathering and Erosional Features Observed on the Great Sphinx of 
**Giza**, **Egypt*
 
The standard modern Egyptological attribution of the Great Sphinx (Giza 
Plateau, Egypt) is to the Old Kingdom Fourth Dynasty, circa 2500 B.C.  
This standard scenario attributes the weathering and erosional features 
seen on the body of the Sphinx and in the Sphinx Enclosure primarily to 
factors typical of an arid desert regime such as wind erosion, sand 
abrasion, and salt crystallization.  In contrast, we have presented 
evidence that the Great Sphinx and the Sphinx Enclosure were subjected 
to significant precipitation-induced weathering and erosion, apparently 
due to rain and attendant water runoff (see, for instance, R. M. Schoch 
and J. A. West, 1991, Geological Society of America abstracts with 
programs, v. 23, no. 5, p. A253; R. M. Schoch, 1992, KMT, A Modern 
Journal of Ancient Egypt, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 52-59, 66-70; R. M. Schoch 
and J. A. West, 2000, Geological Society of America abstracts with 
programs, v. 32, no. 7, p. A276.).  The nature and extent of such 
precipitation related features strongly suggests that the original Great 
Sphinx dates back prior to dynastic times when climatic conditions on 
what is now the eastern Sahara Desert were much less arid (the head was 
subsequently re-carved, and the Sphinx has been repaired and modified 
over the millennia).  Seismic studies documenting subsurface weathering 
carried out around the base of the Great Sphinx appear to support the 
concept of an older original structure (see T. Dobecki and R. M. Schoch, 
1992, Geoarchaeology, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 527-544). 
 
The controversy over the nature of the weathering observed on the body 
of the Great Sphinx, and its implications, has been ongoing for over 
fifteen years.  In an attempt to further these studies, we are 
interested in assembling a panel of specialists to spend approximately 
two weeks on site in Egypt systematically investigating the various 
hypotheses relative to the weathering of the Sphinx.  All expenses will 
be paid along with a modest stipend.  If potentially interested, please 
contact us at the email addresses below.
 
Robert M. Schoch (schoch at bu.edu <mailto:schoch at bu.edu>)
John Anthony West (JAWSPHINX at aol.com <mailto:JAWSPHINX at aol.com>)
 
 
Note to interested parties:  Please feel free to circulate this 
announcement among any persons that might have the necessary expertise 
to address this issue.  Webmasters:  This announcement may be posted on 
appropriate websites (we reserve the right to ask that it be removed, 
particularly once the panel of specialists has been assembled). 
 
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Once the panel has been selected, we'll also be looking for the finance 
to put it into action. A substantial percentage has already been 
pledged, but that is not the same as actually collecting it, so spread 
the word. 
 
I am off to Egypt on 12/4 and return 12/16. 
 
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Happy holidays! 
 
John Anthony West
 
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...And there you have it. As always, email John directly with any 
questions or comments.  Take care and have some great Holidays!

Iggy

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Iggy F Makarevich

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