Fossil Discovery suggère

que les pyramides et le

sphinx ont été submergés
sous l'eau | Curiosmes
L'idée que les pyramides et le Sphinx du plateau de Gizeh
ont été submergés une fois sous une grande quantité d'eau
a troublé les experts qui ont contesté cette possibilité
pendant des décennies.

Les scientifiques ont soutenu avec des preuves

convaincantes que tout le paysage de Gizeh, y compris les
pyramides et le Sphinx , montre des signes clairs d'érosion
hydrique.
Une photographie rare et ancienne du Sphinx avant qu'il ne soit complètement fouillé.

Cela a conduit plusieurs chercheurs à croire que l'ancienne

nécropole était autrefois submergée sous la mer.

Mais où sont les preuves convaincantes?

À part les marques d'érosion hydrique clairement

observées au Sphinx et dans d'autres parties du plateau, y
a-t-il autre chose qui pourrait prouver que le paysage a été
submergé?

L'archéologue Sherif El Morsi, qui a beaucoup travaillé sur

le plateau de Gizeh pendant plus de vingt ans, et son
collègue Antoine Gigal, ont découvert un étrange fossile
sur le plateau de Gizeh.

Cela confirme les théories selon lesquelles la Pyramide,

ainsi que le Sphinx, étaient autrefois submergés sous l'eau.

Mais Gigal et El Morsi n'ont pas été les premiers à proposer

ou à étudier que le plateau de Gizeh était submergé.

Les pyramides et le Sphinx submergés

Le Dr Robert M. Schoch a été l'un des premiers experts à
aborder l'idée que les anciennes structures du plateau sont
bien plus anciennes que ce que les savants traditionnels
suggèrent et que la région entière était autrefois submergée
sous l'eau.

Back in the early ʼ90s, Dr. Schoch proposed that the Great
Sphinx of Giza was a structure that is thousands of years
older than archaeologists currently accept and that it was
created between 5,000 and 9,000 BC.

This theory was based on erosion patterns of water

discovered at Gizaʼs monuments and the surrounding
landscape.

El Morsi and his colleagues have been trying to prove that

theory right by searching the Giza plateau for clues that
may reveal the monumentsʼ true nature.

And their search for answers eventually culminated in a

discovery that many suggest is conclusive evidence of a
submerged Giza plateau.

During one of their studies of the area, and as researchers

analyzed and documenting erosion marks of the
monuments at Giza, they discovered a fossil.

The fossil was discovered at the Giza plateau. El Morsi and Gigal write: “We can clearly
see the pristine condition and minute details of the exoskeleton perforation, which
means that this marine creature must have petrified from recent times.” Image Credit:
Gigal Research.

“During one of the documentations of the ancient

coastline, I almost tripped with a block of the second
level of a temple,” explained Mr. El Morsi in an article
published on the website Gigal Research.

“To my surprise, the bump on the top surface of the

block that almost tripped me was, in fact,
an exoskeleton of a fossil of what appears to be an
echinoid (sea urchin) which are marine creatures that
live in relatively shallow waters.”

The evidence led El Morsi and his colleagues to propose

that the Giza plateau was flooded in the distant past by a
surge.

In particular, they focused on the temple site of Menkare,

which they argue may have been a former lagoon when
water levels covered the entire Necropolis, including the
Great Sphinx, as well as the temple complexes that
surround it.

Despite discovering the unique fossil, not everyone was

convinced the artifact is compelling evidence of a flooded
Giza plateau.

A Village and the pyramids during the flood-time, circa 1890. Image Credit: Wikimedia
Commons.
Skeptics argue that the echinoid found on the limestone
was exposed by erosion, and the fossilized creature was, in
fact, part of the original limestone, formed around 30 million
years ago.

However, El Morsi explained that the creature was

cemented, or petrified, in relatively recent time. The
researcher indicated that the creature was found placed
gravitationally on the floor and in almost perfect condition,
located within the intertidal range of the lagoon.

“We can clearly see the pristine condition and the details of
the perforations of the exoskeleton; this means that the sea
creature must have been petrified in recent times.” El Morsi
explained.

The researcher notes that besides, the plateauʼs flooding

was quite significant, peaking up to seventy-five meters
above current sea levels.

This produced a coastline that most likely spanned up to

the Khafre enclosure near the Great Sphinx and Menkareʼs
temple.

But the evidence is there, argues El Morsi. We only have to

look at the monuments and surrounding blocks, which
show clear erosion marks produced by tidal waves,
suggesting that an intertidal zone of about two meters
existed in the past.

The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza also show

evidence of a major flood. According to El Morsi, the first 20
levels of the Great Pyramid of Giza bear evidence of erosion
caused by deep water saturation.

Tafoni pitting due to seawater saturation on the Great Pyramid first course polished
facing stones. Image Credit: Gigal Research.

But if water levels were so high, and the Giza plateau was
flooded, how long ago did this occur?

According to researchers, providing an exact timeline is

difficult since, in the last 100,000 thousand years, sea
levels in the region are thought to have fluctuated by more
than 120 meters.

Both El Morsi and Gigal are the founders of a project called

‘Giza for Humanity.ʼ
For more information, visit Gigal Research.

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