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Core tip: archaeologists have claimed that the sphinx at giza, Egypt at first there may be a lion's face, at the same time, building s may be more ancient than experts had thought. Building s thousands early archaeologists announced that the sphinx at giza, Egypt may initially have a lion's face, at the same time, building s may be more ancient than experts had thought. Building s early more than thousand years of the great sphinx is located in the Nile river near the west bank at giza in Cairo, Egypt's famous sites, with the great pyramid of giza as the ruins of the ancient Egyptian civilization is the most representative. It is one of the world's largest whole stone carvings, about 73 meters long, about 6 meters wide, about 20 meters high. It is generally believed that the sphinx is by the ancient egyptians built around 3000 BC, is the earliest known memorial statue. Visual effects artist egyptologists Egypt is used to collect data, produce a series of digital image, image display the sphinx building s may be earlier than the pyramids. British geologists colin reed said that the sphinx not only building s earlier than previously believed, and the first face with very different from now. The earliest is the lion and the body of a lion, like the researchers found that the great sphinx of body and head out of proportion, it shows that the head of it originally not pharaoh's. Involved in the study of history with Reid architect Jonathan fleur, says Dr Sphinx's body and head completely out of proportion, the reason may be the sphinx has a very different now with the original head - — The head. According to the theory, the ancient egyptians later in accordance with the method of khufu facial features to carve the sphinx. In ancient Egypt, the lion is far more powerful than face symbol of power. In view of the statue had the lion's body, experts believed that it has a lion.