Many claim that the Egyptian names came from early explorer, Clarence Edward Dutton, who merely loved Egyptian and Hindu names. However, split-twig figurines were found in 1963 in a limestone cavern in the Canyon that dated back to 2145 B.C., 3,600 years before Columbus stumbled on America's coast. These were something more advanced than what the previous natives were capable of at the time.
A story cropped up in the 1990s that a cave full of vast Egyptian and Asian artifacts was discovered and covered up. The walls reportedly covered with hieroglyphics revealing the natives origins. Another rumor is that a Smithsonian expedition in 1909 uncovered a great underground citadel with numerous passageways like the spokes of a wheel. They were filled with ancient weapons, copper instruments and stacked mummies.
Of course, the Smithsonian claims to have never received an artifact from that expedition and park officials equate the story to an April Fool's joke. Maybe it's time to call up the next Indiana Jones?
