I like how the text weasels around having to mention the name of “The famous explorer and former director of the USGS”. The Egyptians are a nice touch too.
Wouldn’t want you to be able to easily google it and find out he (correctly) attributed the hieroglyphics to the native americans, now would we?
They don’t even exist. There are no glyphs in the Grand Canyon.
I was genuinely surprised that an explainer article like this exists. :)
I always forget looking up whether there isn’t a couple decades of relevant backstory to the post before writing comments here.
Thankfully, when it comes to archaeology, there is no shortage of archaeologists getting pissed at this sort of bullshit that denigrates their field and their work.
On top of that, it’s gotten armchair experts to damage important sites to “prove” aliens were there or whatever.
If you’re interested, this is one of my most cherished books. I got it in college for a class and I’ve re-read it several times. The author of it actually frequents the group I get most of these posts from, so I got to tell him how much it’s meant to me over the years. I highly recommend it.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91340.Frauds_Myths_and_Mysteries
Sounds interesting, thanks!
Miners WISH they had deposits the size of the grand canyon.
Imagine the tailings storage facility, lmao. I know, it’s the Great Salt Lake! That explains the high metal content from the windblown sands as it dries out
Don’t give them ideas.
Or actually, do. It creates more fodder for the community.
Erosion
I totally read that as Eurovision, and I could absolutely not figure out how that ties in to this.
Why do conspiracy idiots always throw in Egypt into everything? Is it the only country they ever heard of?
Its just the coolest ancient civilization. They had spaceships (pyramids) and furries (sphinx) also Jewish slaves are pretty cool.
I mean everyone knows the all spark is hidden there, no wonder it’s a mining site. I think op is on to something…
Where can I apply for a position to be a “they”. Sounds like a really fun career.
According to most of these people: visiting a synagogue would be the first step
