Questions about whether the Sphinx is older than the pyramids represent a legitimate line of historical inquiry, though one that currently lacks compelling supporting evidence, and should be distinguished from conspiracy theories attributing monuments to non-human builders.
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“no it's a completely legitimate line of questioning um it just happens I think not to really lead anywhere terribly interesting I mean there are ways of investigating that sort of thing and you would also have to put it in the context of what we do know about what was going on before the pyramids”
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Everything We Think We Know About Early Human History is Wrong | David Wengrow on Downstream— Novara MediaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:30:32 PM
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