1918 - Egypt, Discovering The Valley of Cheez

“I can has answers?”

Among Pharaoh’s most exalted servants, the ancient guardians of the dynastic $CHEEZ were honoured among all. Records show these fierce cats and kittehs were trained by the ancient Egyptians to prottecc the kingdom’s cheez in a long lost sacred valley. Clues pertaining to the valley’s location were deciphered in March 1918, found carved into an ancient burger, sparking one of the greatest treasure hunts of the Victorian age.

Mercenaries, outcasts and egyptologists alike rushed to be the first to follow the clues; desperate to claim discovery of lost wonders and seek to uncover the origins of the Cheezburger myth. These early photographs that we have lovingly restored are a record of this intoxicating, mad, romantic rush as they delved in the endless dunes to answer the aeons old question: Why Cheez? 

The British Museum, at the height of their colonial interests in Egypt seized all the treasures they could and loaded countless troves onto steamer ships bound for London. Feline high society flocked to gaze upon the plundered treasures of the timeless desert. Among the treasures obtained by the museum was the oldest known inscription of the ‘I Can Has Cheezburger’ Meme dating back some 4000 years. 

More recent studies have shown that cheese perished far less quickly than milk in the intense heat of North Africa making it a great foodsource during famine seasons. The sacred valley of forgotten Cheez had miles of winding canyons and cool damp shade ideal for the repository.