Watch Riddles of the Sphinx (2010) Online

For 45 centuries, the Great Sphinx has cast its enigmatic gaze over Egypt's Giza Plateau. The biggest and oldest statue in a land of colossal ancient monuments, its scale is staggering: The mighty head towers as tall as the White House, while its body is nearly the length of a football field. This strange half-human, half-lion image has inspired countless fantastic theories about its origins. How was it built, and who or what does it represent? Surprisingly, the scribes of the period when it was built—during Egypt's Old Kingdom—passed over it in silence. Adding to the mystery, archeologists found that its creators abruptly discarded their tools and abandoned the Sphinx when it was nearly complete. Searching for clues, NOVA's expert team of archeologists, including Mark Lehner, director of Ancient Egypt Research Associates, carries out eye-opening experiments. Read More

Watch Riddles of the Sphinx online. Featuring Ramsey Faragallah and Zahi Hawass, Riddles of the Sphinx is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 1 services such as Hoopla. The movie was filmed in United States of America and was released on 2010. Riddles of the Sphinx was directed by Ibrahim El-Batout,Gary Glassman. Read Less