One Smithsonian rep explained that “… no Egyptian artifacts of any kind have ever been found in North or South America. Today though, there are no artifacts or information to be found about the underground settlement. The long story on the front page of the Phoenix Gazette clearly indicated that the Smithsonian Institute had sent between thirty and forty archaeologists to help Kincaid excavate he discover. Today, the Smithsonian Claims to Have No Knowledge of This Discovery These artifacts suggested an origin not in this country, but in the Orient. Archaeologists supposedly uncovered copper instruments and war weapons, cups made of gold, pottery work, and hieroglyphic writing. As well as a dining room more than 700 feet long and a room that stank of a “deadly, snaky smell. Traveling nearly a mile into the rock, the researchers came across a huge room with many passageways leading away from it. These lead to multiple rooms as wide as thirty or forty feet. More passageways extended from the main one that Kincaid had originally entered. By the time their front-page article was published, the team of scientists had explored Kincaid’s cave much more thoroughly. This is according to the Phoenix Gazette article, anyway. The Smithsonian Sent Their Experts to Help Kincaid Explore His Cave Flickr User Alan English CPA Along with the news of his discovery, he shipped these artifacts to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., where he had a number of contacts. He reportedly took notes and photographs and collected several artifacts before leaving.
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Which is an incredible feat considering it was several hundred feet long.Īccording to his own personal journal, where he described his discoveries, he came upon a crypt full of mummies. The tunnel that Kincaid followed appeared to have been hand-chiseled. Instead, he began to descend down the stairs he found just inside the mouth of the cave. The adventurer he was, Kincaid could not turn away from his discovery. Kincaid Chose to Enter the Mouth of the Cave Flickr User James Hansen Eventually, he came to the mouth of a cave. Because Kincaid hiked until he was 2,000 feet above the river – only 1,500 feet below the rim at that point. Whatever he saw must have particularly motivated him. For whatever reason, he decided to do some unplanned exploring.
Kincaid was all by himself when he noticed “stains” way up on the wall of the canyon above him. On the day that he would make his stunning discovery, however, he was simply on a routine expedition, floating the Colorado River and looking for minerals.
G.E Kincaid was well-known for being an explorer and hunter. Kincaid’s Cave Discovery Flickr User Alberto Cueto It attracted more than a little attention, to say the least. It exclaims “Explorations in Grand Canyon.” Below, in only slightly smaller lettering it reads, “Mysteries of Immense Rich Cavern Being Brought To Light” and then “Remarkable Finds Indicate Ancient People Migrated From Orient.” This headline suggests that history as we know it might be drastically different than we had believed it to be for thousands of years. The article begins with an eye-catching headline on the first page and continues onto several other pages. The Phoenix Gazette Published a Shocking Article in 1909 About Kincaid’s Cave What mysterious artifacts did he and the Smithsonian claim to find? Was there an advanced ancient civilization inhabiting the Grand Canyon long before Native Americans? Let’s find out. Kincaid’s Cave in the Grand Canyon is a legendary place that no one can access nor see today.
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