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| Abbreviation (AKA) | R2 |
| Description | R2 was a trench, north-south (but slightly east of north) through the slope of deposits below and south of the Amenhotep II Temple, up to the North Ledge, which defines the northern limit of the Sphinx Ditch. |
| Year | 1978 |
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| Notes | R2 was excavated alongside the face of the subsidiary bedrock ledge that quarrymen left when they stopped cutting the North Ledge. 1978 excavations under Zahi Hawass. |
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Suggested Citation
Mark Lehner. (2017) "Removal 2 from Africa/Egypt/Giza/Sphinx Amphitheater/Sphinx Ditch/Sphinx Northeast". In ARCE Sphinx Project 1979-1983 Archive. Mark Lehner, Megan Flowers, Rebekah Miracle (Ed). Released: 2017-10-26. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/71ab49d3-4cbd-4153-be9e-d7ec73e04944> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2mc96b9q
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