The Hall of Records is a purported ancient library claimed to lie under the Great Sphinx of Giza. There is no evidence to indicate that it ever existed.

Overview

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and Clive Prince say that the idea of the existence of lost Egyptian records "has a long pedigree". Proponents believe that an ancient Atlantean civilization stored documents under the Sphinx. The claim is considered pseudoscientific and to be associated with the

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have promoted the idea in the book '' Message of the Sphinx''. No evidence of a Hall of Records was found by archaeologists investigating the site.

In fiction

The myth of the Hall of Records is featured in many creative works. *

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places the location of the Hall of Records beneath the Sphinx in the

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'' (2001). * In the '' X-Men: Evolution'' television series, the Hall of Records is located beneath the Great Sphinx and is actually a prison of the first mutant, Apocalypse. * In the ''

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'' the Hall of Records is located beneath the Sphinx.

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NOVA Online/Pyramids/Read Others' Responses #2

by Alan Winston * ttp://www.towers-online.co.uk/pages/shafted4.htm The Shaft, The Subway & The Causeway / 4
Homepage of the late Edgar Cayce

{{Authority control Fictional libraries Great Sphinx of Giza Libraries in Egypt Pseudoarchaeology

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