John Anthony West's "Serpent in the Sky" is a seminal work that challenges mainstream Egyptology by proposing a much older and more sophisticated understanding of ancient Egyptian civilization. West, a proponent of the "Symbolist" school, argues that the Egyptians possessed a profound knowledge of sacred geometry, astronomy, and metaphysics. The book famously highlights geological evidence of water erosion on the Sphinx enclosure, suggesting it predates the dynastic Egyptians by thousands of years, pushing its origin back to a time when the Sahara was green. West contends that this indicates a lost civilization with advanced wisdom, a central theme in the podcast's discussion of alternative timelines.
If you're listening to uh John Anthony West, he thinks it's 34,000 years.
""John Anthony West is named, and his theory about the age of the Sphinx (34,000 years) is mentioned, which is a key topic in his work on ancient Egypt."