An Ancient Sphinx That Turned Out To Be Not So Ancient
People working in sand dunes in northern California found a Sphinx. But it was made of plaster, and instead of thousands of years old, it was only 90.
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep with an archaeological find. People working in sand dunes in Northern California found the sphinx. It's made of plaster, weighs 300 pounds and looks like the sphinx in Egypt. Instead of thousands of years old, it's 90.
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:
That means it's a fake, right?
INSKEEP: Yes, but it was used in the Cecil B. DeMille movie "The Ten Commandments."
MARTIN: Oh, so it's a real fake.
INSKEEP: Yes. When filming was over in 1923, Cecil B. DeMille had all the sets buried for later generations to find. It's MORNING EDITION.
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