![]() ![]() Names like Cheops Pyramid, Buddha Temple, Buddha Cloister, Manu Temple and Shiva Temple were found in this area. The whole underground installation gives one of shaky nerves and the creeps.” Some say snakes, but others think it may contain a deadly gas or chemicals used by the ancients. Our light would not penetrate the gloom, and until stronger ones are available we will not know what the chamber contains. “There is one chamber of the passageway which is not ventilated, and when we approached it a deadly, snaky smell struck us. ![]() It was the room where all other mummies had been found. Such varied mixture of cultures is hard to encounter in archaeological finds and so this discovery holds unprecedented importance.Īnother chamber explored by Jordan and Kinkaid was believed to be a ceremonial crypt. Pottery and other instruments were also discovered according to this article. The cast of the face and craving of the cavern is oriental. It constitutes of cross legged idols or images that resemble Buddha, though scientists are not certain about the religion. They were wrapped in dark linen and none of them measured less than 9 feet.Ī cross hall is present over a 100 feet from the entrance. Mummified bodies were also present inside the citadel. These were very similar to those found in Egypt. Hieroglyphic symbols were carved on the walls of chamber. In the middle of the city, there was a chamber which radiated various passageways. The architecture of the city gave an opinion that those builders were highly advanced in their engineering skills. When he saw chisel marks inside the wall, he was excited to discover the insides and so he went on this exploration with his gun. The entrance could not be seen from the river. The land belongs to government and so visitors are not allowed to trespass the area. Kinkaid said that the entrance was 1,486 feet down the canyon wall. An approximate one mile long tunnel was the way for the city’s entrance. While rafting on the Colorado River, he was struck by this. The article mentions about the discovery of an underground citadel which were made by G.E. Egypt and the Nile, and Arizona and the Colorado will be linked by a historical chain running back to ages which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist.” Front Page of Arizona Gazette If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved with hieroglyphics, the mystery of the prehistoric peoples of North America, their ancient arts, who they were and whence they came, will be solved. “Discoveries which almost conclusively prove that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern, hewn in solid rock by human hands, was of oriental origin, possibly from Egypt, tracing back to Ramses. ![]() Kinkaid of the Smithsonian carried out an expedition which excavated this rock cut vault. Lost Cave City In Grand Canyon?Ī lengthy front page story gave a highly detailed report of the discovery. They spoke of a thriving civilization in some remote portions of the Grand Canyon. These claims were made in the early 20th century by two Smithsonian funded archaeologists. The Arizona Gazette published an article on Apwhich stated that there existed a civilization in Grand Canyon years ago. It is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide and a depth of over a mile. Grand Canyon is a steep sided canyon in the state of Arizona in United States carved by the Colorado River, developed over the past 40 million years. One such discovery has also been made in the Grand Canyon. Great efforts are required to uncover mysteries and sometimes even luck is an important factor. Even with advances in modern day archaeology, most cities still remain a mystery. ![]()
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