Egyptian Treasures in the Grand Canyon

BURNING MAN · 07-29-2009, 06:21 AM

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The April 5, 1909 edition of the Arizona Gazette featured an article entitled "Explorations in Grand Canyon: Remarkable finds indicate ancient people migrated from Orient." According to the article, the expedition was financed by the Smithsonian Institute and discovered artifacts that would, if verified, stand conventional history on its ear. Inside a cavern "hewn in solid rock by human hands" were found tablets bearing hieroglyphics, copper weapons, statues of Egyptian deities and mummies. Although highly intriguing, the truth of this story is in doubt simply because the site has never been re-found. The Smithsonian disavows all knowledge of the discovery, and several expeditions searching for the cavern have come up empty-handed. Was the article just a hoax? "While it cannot be discounted that the entire story is an elaborate newspaper hoax," writes researcher/explorer David Hatcher Childress, "the fact that it was on the front page, named the prestigious Smithsonian Institution, and gave a highly detailed story that went on for several pages, lends a great deal to its credibility. It is hard to believe such a story could have come out of thin air."

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Text from the original article:The Arizona Gazette of April 5th,1909

kidflash2008 · 07-29-2009, 12:34 PM

This has been going around the internet for quite a while. I do think there may be something to it, and it is quite possible the ancient Egyptians did visit the Americas. They could have sailed up the Colorado river and found the area to put their treasures in. The question becomes why there?

The story itself is well written, however, many of the names are not confirmed. It was also quite common to have hoax stories printed to sell papers back then. Egyptology was quite popular at the time, as many of the jewelry and home decor was of ancient Egyptian style.

I do think the story needs a good investigation done on it, and the area gone over by a researcher. However, I would not hold my breath that it is true.

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07-29-2009, 12:34 PM	#2
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	This has been going around the internet for quite a while. I do think there may be something to it, and it is quite possible the ancient Egyptians did visit the Americas. They could have sailed up the Colorado river and found the area to put their treasures in. The question becomes why there? The story itself is well written, however, many of the names are not confirmed. It was also quite common to have hoax stories printed to sell papers back then. Egyptology was quite popular at the time, as many of the jewelry and home decor was of ancient Egyptian style. I do think the story needs a good investigation done on it, and the area gone over by a researcher. However, I would not hold my breath that it is true.