Overview
- The researchers, whose findings were reported Friday, say radar and satellite data highlight a Sphinx-like shape under compacted sand near the Great Sphinx.
- Lead engineer Filippo Biondi cites about 80% confidence, a geometric mirror alignment, signs of shafts and tunnels, and a reading of the Dream Stele that hints at two sphinxes.
- Egyptologist Zahi Hawass rejects the claim as methodologically unsound and notes decades of excavations have found only small voids at the site.
- Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder argues the team cherry-picks tomographic patterns and says the conclusions are unfounded.
- The team says it has asked Egypt for permission to run in-situ geological tests and possible digs because scans alone cannot confirm a monument.