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Hi folks,<br>
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Here is the latest from John...<br>
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<div>Eg-Update 19.0 - Breaking News</div>
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<div>Friends, Grockles, Egyptophiles. </div>
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<div>At long last our notice designed to gather participants for the
long-promised and long delayed <br>
Geopanel has been written, by Schoch in flawless Geo-jargon. </div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>Here it is. </div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><b><span
style="font-family: Arial;">The Sphinx Project GeoPanel:<span> </span>Investigating
the Nature and Implications of Weathering and Erosional Features
Observed on the Great Sphinx of </span></b><b><span
style="font-family: Arial;">Giza</span></b><b><span
style="font-family: Arial;">, </span></b><b><span
style="font-family: Arial;">Egypt</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font></div>
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style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial;">The standard modern Egyptological
attribution of the Great Sphinx (</span><span
style="font-family: Arial;">Giza Plateau</span><span
style="font-family: Arial;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Egypt</span><span
style="font-family: Arial;">) is to the Old Kingdom Fourth Dynasty,
circa 2500 B.C.<span> </span>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.<span>
</span>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, <span>1992, KMT, A Modern Journal of
Ancient Egypt, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 52-59, 66-70</span>; R. M. Schoch and
J. A. West, 2000, Geological Society of America abstracts with
programs, v. 32, no. 7, p. A276.).<span> </span>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).<span> </span>Seismic studies
documenting subsurface weathering carried out around the base of the
Great Sphinx appear to support the concept of an older original
structure (<span>see T. Dobecki and R. M. Schoch, 1992, Geoarchaeology,
vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 527-544).<span> </span></span></span><span
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial;">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.<span> </span>In
an attempt to further these studies, we are interested in assembling a
panel of specialists to spend approximately two weeks on site in </span><span
style="font-family: Arial;">Egypt</span><span
style="font-family: Arial;"> systematically investigating the various
hypotheses relative to the weathering of the Sphinx.<span> </span>All
expenses will be paid along with a modest stipend.<span> </span>If
potentially interested, please contact us at the email addresses below.</span><span
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial;">Robert M. Schoch (</span><span
style="font-family: Verdana;"><a title="mailto:schoch@bu.edu"
href="mailto:schoch@bu.edu" target="_blank"><span
style="font-family: Arial;"><font color="#000000">schoch@bu.edu</font></span></a></span><span
style="font-family: Arial;">)</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span
style="font-family: Arial;">John Anthony West (</span><span
style="font-family: Verdana;"><a title="mailto:JAWSPHINX@aol.com"
href="mailto:JAWSPHINX@aol.com" target="_blank"><span
style="font-family: Arial;"><font color="#000000">JAWSPHINX@aol.com</font></span></a></span><span
style="font-family: Arial;">) </span><span
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style="font-family: Arial;">Note to interested parties:<span> </span>Please
feel free to circulate this announcement among any persons that might
have the necessary expertise to address this issue.<span> </span>Webmasters:<span>
</span>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).<span> </span></span><span
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>I am off to Egypt on 12/4 and return 12/16. </div>
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<div>Click below for this recently-rediscovered significant
contribution to Symbolist Egypt: </div>
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Happy holidays!
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<div><font face="Arial" lang="0" size="2">John Anthony West
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<div><font face="Arial" lang="0" size="2">You might want to listen to
my new audio series<br>
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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!<br>
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Iggy<br>
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Iggy F Makarevich
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