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=What is the Grand Canyon Lost Civilization?= | =What is the Grand Canyon Lost Civilization?= | ||
The Grand Canyon Lost Civilization is a pseudoarchaeological idea of an Egyptian civilization that lived within caves in the | The Grand Canyon Lost Civilization is a pseudoarchaeological idea of an Egyptian civilization that lived within caves in the Grand Canyon. The original article covering the "civilization" says that "Nearly a mile underground, about 1480 feet below the surface, the long main passage has been delved into, to find another mammoth chamber from which radiates scores of passageways, like the spokes of a wheel."<ref name="Colavito">Colavito, J. (n.d.). The 1909 Grand Canyon Hoax. JASON COLAVITO. https://www.jasoncolavito.com/the-1909-grand-canyon-hoax.html</ref> | ||
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According to "How Stuff Works" G.E. Kincaid discovered large caves in 1909 that were "full of artifacts, including statues, copper weapons, even granaries full of seeds". The article also claims that "50,000 people could live inside comfortably".<ref name="HowStuffWorks"/> Kincaid said that he "was journeying down the Colorado river in a boat, alone, looking for mineral."<ref name="JackAndrews">Andrews, J. (n.d.). The Importance of the find in 1909. Copyright (c) 2003 by Biblioteca Pleyades. https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_orionzone_8a.htm</ref> when he found the caves. The caves were also reportedly inaccessible due to the "sheer walls and a series of rough rapids"<ref name="JackAndrews"/>, so there wasn't much of an investigation into the contents and existence of the caves in 1909. | According to "How Stuff Works" G.E. Kincaid discovered large caves in 1909 that were "full of artifacts, including statues, copper weapons, even granaries full of seeds". The article also claims that "50,000 people could live inside comfortably".<ref name="HowStuffWorks"/> Kincaid said that he "was journeying down the Colorado river in a boat, alone, looking for mineral."<ref name="JackAndrews">Andrews, J. (n.d.). The Importance of the find in 1909. Copyright (c) 2003 by Biblioteca Pleyades. https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_orionzone_8a.htm</ref> when he found the caves. The caves were also reportedly inaccessible due to the "sheer walls and a series of rough rapids"<ref name="JackAndrews"/>, so there wasn't much of an investigation into the contents and existence of the caves in 1909. | ||
The caves were said to be found by "Smithsonian Institution explorer G.E. Kincaid" and " Smithsonian anthropologist S.A. Jordan"<ref name="HowStuffWorks"/>, | The caves were said to be found by "Smithsonian Institution explorer G.E. Kincaid" and investigated by "Smithsonian anthropologist S.A. Jordan"<ref name="HowStuffWorks"/>, but according to "Smithsonian Magazine", "No records can confirm the existence of either Kincaid or Jordan." <ref name="Smithsonian">Learn the Truths Behind These Smithsonian Urban Legends. (2009, September 1). Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/urban-legends-about-the-smithsonian-135407460/</ref> | ||
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=With multiple sources of evidence, critically deconstruct the pseudoarchaeological narrative= | =With multiple sources of evidence, critically deconstruct the pseudoarchaeological narrative= | ||
The caves were likely made by the Hopi people, an indigenous tribe that historically traveled down the Grand Canyon on annual pilgrimages.<ref name="Hopi">Hopi – Nature, Culture and History at the Grand Canyon. (n.d.). Arizona State University-Grand Canyon Conservancy. https://grcahistory.org/history/native-cultures/hopi/</ref> | |||
<ref name="HowStuffWorks">Brown, D. (2021, April 20). Lost Civilization in Grand Canyon Was, Wait, Egyptian? HowStuffWorks. https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/lost-civilization-in-grand-canyon-was-egyptian.htm</ref> | <ref name="HowStuffWorks">Brown, D. (2021, April 20). Lost Civilization in Grand Canyon Was, Wait, Egyptian? HowStuffWorks. https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/lost-civilization-in-grand-canyon-was-egyptian.htm</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 12 November 2021
What is the Grand Canyon Lost Civilization?
The Grand Canyon Lost Civilization is a pseudoarchaeological idea of an Egyptian civilization that lived within caves in the Grand Canyon. The original article covering the "civilization" says that "Nearly a mile underground, about 1480 feet below the surface, the long main passage has been delved into, to find another mammoth chamber from which radiates scores of passageways, like the spokes of a wheel."[1]
What is the context in which it was found?
According to "How Stuff Works" G.E. Kincaid discovered large caves in 1909 that were "full of artifacts, including statues, copper weapons, even granaries full of seeds". The article also claims that "50,000 people could live inside comfortably".[2] Kincaid said that he "was journeying down the Colorado river in a boat, alone, looking for mineral."[3] when he found the caves. The caves were also reportedly inaccessible due to the "sheer walls and a series of rough rapids"[3], so there wasn't much of an investigation into the contents and existence of the caves in 1909.
The caves were said to be found by "Smithsonian Institution explorer G.E. Kincaid" and investigated by "Smithsonian anthropologist S.A. Jordan"[2], but according to "Smithsonian Magazine", "No records can confirm the existence of either Kincaid or Jordan." [4]
What is the pseudoarchaeological narrative associated with the site/artifact?
With multiple sources of evidence, critically deconstruct the pseudoarchaeological narrative
The caves were likely made by the Hopi people, an indigenous tribe that historically traveled down the Grand Canyon on annual pilgrimages.[5]
Resources
- ↑ Colavito, J. (n.d.). The 1909 Grand Canyon Hoax. JASON COLAVITO. https://www.jasoncolavito.com/the-1909-grand-canyon-hoax.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brown, D. (2021, April 20). Lost Civilization in Grand Canyon Was, Wait, Egyptian? HowStuffWorks. https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/lost-civilization-in-grand-canyon-was-egyptian.htm
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andrews, J. (n.d.). The Importance of the find in 1909. Copyright (c) 2003 by Biblioteca Pleyades. https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_orionzone_8a.htm
- ↑ Learn the Truths Behind These Smithsonian Urban Legends. (2009, September 1). Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/urban-legends-about-the-smithsonian-135407460/
- ↑ Hopi – Nature, Culture and History at the Grand Canyon. (n.d.). Arizona State University-Grand Canyon Conservancy. https://grcahistory.org/history/native-cultures/hopi/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 copy/paste