Claims of 7-Foot Tall, Horned Human Skeletons in Pennsylvania Are False
In recent years, there have been several online claims that archaeologists in Pennsylvania discovered human skeletons that were 7 feet tall and had horns on their skulls. However, there is no evidence to support these claims.
One of the most common claims is that the skeletons were found in the 1880s during an archaeological excavation in Sayre, Pennsylvania. The claim goes on to say that the skeletons were sent to the “American Investigating Museum” in Philadelphia, where they were eventually stolen and never seen again.
There is no evidence to support any of these claims. The American Investigating Museum does not exist, and there is no record of any human skeletons being found in Pennsylvania with horns on their skulls.
Erin Kimmerling, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Central Florida, says that the claims of horned human skeletons are “completely false.” She explains that while it is possible
