1550 B.C.
-- New Kingdom pharaohs use techniques like those of the
original builders to make repairs. One of pharaohs,
Tuthmosis IV, leaves an engraved stone extolling his
rule, which still sits between the Sphinx's paws.
500 B.C.
-- Further ancient repairs are attributed to the rulers
of Egypt's 26th dynasty.
30 B.C.-2nd
century -- Romans put small stones on the
Sphinx's paws and sides to hold earlier stones in place.
1925-36
-- Frenchman Emile Baraize clears the Sphinx of decades
of accumulated sand, reattaches limestone blocks and
patches holes.
1982-87
-- After veneer falls off a hind paw, workers apply tons
of concrete and limestone blocks to hold the Sphinx
together.
1988-present
-- A chunk falls off the southern shoulder, and a 10-year
project is begun to correct botched repairs of the past.
