you go to Giza and wear the mask and the will give you a shovel
For this you need two shovels. Using one shovel, dig a hole. Then plant the other sovel in to the hole. Wait 24 hours then dig it up. You should dig up a golden shovel! :)
a shovel symbolizes something you can dig things up with and something beery
First you go to Giza to get the shovel, then you make sure you went to Blue Nile Falls and got the fig. Then you feed the turtle the fig. You will notice there is a place that looks as if someone buried something there. You then take you shovel, and dig that up. the 2 ghosts come and you have to find what they are looking for, but the reward is a gem.
Find a good spot of dirt and take a shovel and dig!
Golden shovel- bury your shovel, buy a new one, then dig it up in 24hours.
What you do is you drag it on to your character and press the a button to dig or tap a spot to dig up.
In order to dig up essences in My Sims the area you are prospecting should be red. There will be a shovel icon at the bottom left corner of screen. Click on that and you will be able to dig for essences.
You need the shovel at the Kaya Forests to dig up the Ebony Elephant, an artifact that you can swap at Nabooti for the missing "fingo". Returning the fingo to the Kaya Spirits gets you the green jewel. (see related question)
to get the golden shovel, you must have two regular shovels. bury one shovel with the other, and dig it up at least 24 hours later, and it will be a golden shovel. if you dig it up sooner thatt 24 hours, it won't work and you'll have to start over.
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Once you have defeated Captain Crawfish, the Governor will give you the location of the Buried Treasure, and a bone shovel to dig it up.
I know how to get the golden shovel. Bury your shovel and leave it for a whole night, the next morning - buy another shovel and dig your buried shovel up. It should be golden!