Now, a new study offers evidence to suggest that theory might be plausible, according to a news release from New York University. … Our experiments could add to the understanding of how these yardangs form,” he said. More on the mysterious Great Sphinx originsWhile the Great Sphinx of Giza has its mysteries — what it originally looked like and why it was made — it is believed that the 66-foot-tall (20-meter-tall) statue was carved out of a single piece of limestone. “There is too much evidence of human intervention in the construction of the Great Sphinx to make the yardang theory feasible,” Ikram said. The New York University researchers said their results suggest that Sphinx-like structures can form under fairly commonplace conditions, but their findings don’t resolve the mysteries behind yardangs and the Great Sphinx.

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Persons: CNN —, Farouk El, Baz —, ”, Leif Ristroph, Ristroph, Baz, Ronald Greeley, Salima Ikram, Ikram, “ It’s, ” Ristroph Organizations: CNN, New York University, Laboratory, New York University’s Courant, Mathematical Sciences, “, Lions, Smithsonian, El, Mathematics Laboratory, Mathematics, American University, The New York University Locations: New York, El, Cairo