The Eyes of the Sphinx: The Newest Evidence of Extraterrestrial Contact in Ancient Egypt

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Summary: Great book to start a conversation with
Review: Von Daniken's books are great to discuss with othr people. You'll find that once you outline his theories for people that want to read the book themselves. At some point we all wonder about the missing link in mankind. He offers a plausable and well documented theory. This is controversial material but the way in which he puts forth facts and documentation will have you accepting this as a possibility. What is unexpected for a book of this magnitude is that it's also a very enjoyable book to read. You aren't bogged down in textbook like analysis. I found myself devouring this book and then searching out his other titles. But the real joy is being able to relate it to other people, its a real conversation starter.

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Summary: The Eyes Of The Sphinx
Review: When I first began reading this book, I thought it was mostly going to be about traces of aliens being found in Egypt. My assumption was wrong. Most of the book was filled with interesting information about ancient Egypt that had nothing to do with extraterrestrial beings. The first major section was called: Pet Cemeteries and Empty Tombs. It talks about the many animals that the Egyptians mummified. There are many animals that they mummified that I did not even know were found in Egypt. Bears, crows, pigeons, geese, and hedgehogs, are examples of a few of those creatures. There were many tombs that were found that were thought to be holding a human but instead was holding an animal. The strange thing is that the animal mummies sometimes had more than one kind of animal bones. There were also many empty tombs. Erich Van Danikan has a theory that might explain the multiple animal remains found in the same tomb. In ancient text written a long time ago by a man named Manetho, it is written that there were humans with many different deformities. Some had wings. While others might have had goat legs or horns on their head. There were many other deformities mentioned. He has a theory that "gods" or aliens created the creatures and the remains found with more than one type of animal are those of these creatures. The Next Section was called: The Lost Labyrinth. In this section he talks about a labyrinth that has been written about by many different authors from the Ancient Egypt Era. They all describe the labyrinth very similarly. They say it is even grander then the Great Pyramid. For some reason however the labyrinth does not seem to exist any more. The next section was called: The Nameless world wonder. The section begins with talking about many mathematical coincidences found that are related to the pyramids. Another thing discussed in this section is how the pyramids might have been built. One theory is that they made the stones on the site where they wanted it to be placed. There were many other interesting theories but most of them could be quickly discarded. One more thing that was discussed was that the Ancient Egyptians had invented their own flashlight. That was how they were able to light the inside of the pyramids. The fourth section is called: The Eyes of the Sphinx. This section talks about the sphinx. It describes how it was buried many times and had to be dug back up. It talks about the builder of the sphinx. Erich Von Daniken disagrees with the person that is thought to have built the sphinx. There is no real evidence to prove that he built it. Another thing that is talked about is a small pyramid that was found and resurrected in 1951. An unopened sarcophagus was found that caused a lot of excitement. When it was finally open it was revealed to have no one inside. The last section was called: The Great Pyramid: The Latest and the Greatest. This begins with talking about a small robot that was built to explore a small shaft. At the end of the shaft they found a door. Before this the Egypttionalogist arrogantly assumed that everything about the Pyramid had already been discovered. When they found out about this they tried to hide it and discredit his statement by spreading false statements to the new reporters. They do this with every new discovery that is found through technology. I thought this book was very informative and filled with many different facts about Egypt that I had never known before. The author really seemed to know what he was talking about. He has many references to back up his statements. He has even visited the places that he has talked about. The references to aliens seemed out of place with this book, though. It probably fits more with his other books that he has written that deal with aliens a lot more than this one. For the most part I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it to others that are interested in Ancient Egypt. I am sorry that this is so long, but I wrote it for a test grade for school. I decided to post it here after I wrote it.

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Summary: The Eyes Of The Sphinx
Review: When I first began reading this book, I thought it was mostly going to be about traces of aliens being found in Egypt. My assumption was wrong. Most of the book was filled with interesting information about ancient Egypt that had nothing to do with extraterrestrial beings. The first major section was called: Pet Cemeteries and Empty Tombs. It talks about the many animals that the Egyptians mummified. There are many animals that they mummified that I did not even know were found in Egypt. Bears, crows, pigeons, geese, and hedgehogs, are examples of a few of those creatures. There were many tombs that were found that were thought to be holding a human but instead was holding an animal. The strange thing is that the animal mummies sometimes had more than one kind of animal bones. There were also many empty tombs. Erich Van Danikan has a theory that might explain the multiple animal remains found in the same tomb. In ancient text written a long time ago by a man named Manetho, it is written that there were humans with many different deformities. Some had wings. While others might have had goat legs or horns on their head. There were many other deformities mentioned. He has a theory that "gods" or aliens created the creatures and the remains found with more than one type of animal are those of these creatures. The Next Section was called: The Lost Labyrinth. In this section he talks about a labyrinth that has been written about by many different authors from the Ancient Egypt Era. They all describe the labyrinth very similarly. They say it is even grander then the Great Pyramid. For some reason however the labyrinth does not seem to exist any more. The next section was called: The Nameless world wonder. The section begins with talking about many mathematical coincidences found that are related to the pyramids. Another thing discussed in this section is how the pyramids might have been built. One theory is that they made the stones on the site where they wanted it to be placed. There were many other interesting theories but most of them could be quickly discarded. One more thing that was discussed was that the Ancient Egyptians had invented their own flashlight. That was how they were able to light the inside of the pyramids. The fourth section is called: The Eyes of the Sphinx. This section talks about the sphinx. It describes how it was buried many times and had to be dug back up. It talks about the builder of the sphinx. Erich Von Daniken disagrees with the person that is thought to have built the sphinx. There is no real evidence to prove that he built it. Another thing that is talked about is a small pyramid that was found and resurrected in 1951. An unopened sarcophagus was found that caused a lot of excitement. When it was finally open it was revealed to have no one inside. The last section was called: The Great Pyramid: The Latest and the Greatest. This begins with talking about a small robot that was built to explore a small shaft. At the end of the shaft they found a door. Before this the Egypttionalogist arrogantly assumed that everything about the Pyramid had already been discovered. When they found out about this they tried to hide it and discredit his statement by spreading false statements to the new reporters. They do this with every new discovery that is found through technology. I thought this book was very informative and filled with many different facts about Egypt that I had never known before. The author really seemed to know what he was talking about. He has many references to back up his statements. He has even visited the places that he has talked about. The references to aliens seemed out of place with this book, though. It probably fits more with his other books that he has written that deal with aliens a lot more than this one. For the most part I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it to others that are interested in Ancient Egypt. I am sorry that this is so long, but I wrote it for a test grade for school. I decided to post it here after I wrote it.