Yo, hold onto your hats, fam! We’re diving into a world where skeletons of super-tall folks have been popping up, and it’s like mythology meets real-life mysteries. Now, you gotta decide if you’re vibing with the belief that these giants were the real deal or just some wild tales. Check out these mind-blowing snippets from the book ‘Forbidden Land’ by Robert Lyman (1971):
So, back in the day, in November 1856, laborers were just doing their thing, plowing a vineyard in East Wheeling (now West Virginia), when they stumbled upon a decayed human skeleton. Eyewitnesses swear this bad boy was a whopping 10 feet 9 inches (that’s 3.28 meters) tall. Like, imagine stumbling upon that while plowing your backyard!
Flashback to 1833 in Lompock Rancho, California. Soldiers digging a pit for a powder magazine hit the jackpot – a human skeleton stretching a mind-blowing 12 feet (that’s 3.6 meters). Double row of teeth, surrounded by stone axes, carved shells, and porphyry blocks with some mysterious symbols. Talk about digging up a treasure trove of weirdness!
Fast forward to Lovelock Cave, near Reno, Nevada. Guano mining operation unearths mummified remains of humans with reddish hair ranging from 6 feet 6 inches to over 8 feet (2-2.5 meters) tall. Legend has it the local Paiute Indians called these giants Si-Te-Cah. But hold up, no verified Paiute legends about giants or Si-Te-Cah giants? The plot thickens!
Wait, there’s more! In 1928, a farmer in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, digging a trash pit hits the jackpot with a 9 feet 11 inches (3.02 meters) skeleton. Like, imagine taking out the trash and finding that! Nearby in Madison Parish, in 1931, a boy burying his dog digs up a 10 feet 2 inches (3.1 meters) skeleton. Dog burials turning into giant discoveries – who would’ve thought?
But wait, there’s a global giant party! In Montpellier, France, back in 1890, they find a youth’s skull at 7 feet tall and the partial limb bones of a man estimated at over 11 feet tall. Water works excavation in 1894 uncovers human skulls with 28, 31, and 32 inches in circumference. A “savant” (fancy word for a wise person) says these relics belonged to dudes over 10 feet tall. Giants in France? Sacré bleu!
Heading to Brewersville, Indiana, in 1879, they dig up a 9 feet 8 inches (2.95 meters) skeleton from a mound. Over in Clearwater, Minnesota, they find seven giants with receding foreheads and complete double dentition. Like, double teeth, seriously?
Now, buckle up for the Soviet giant discovery in 1945! Soviet scientists roll into the Tian Shan Mountains of Central Asia and stumble upon a human giant. The skull? A whopping 33 inches in circumference! The shin bone? A cool 33 inches in length. That’s one giant head and leg, my friends!
Believe it or not, this is the perplexing world of giants that history seems to have forgotten. Giants in your backyard, giants in France, giants in Central Asia – the world is a wild place, my dudes! What other giant surprises are hiding out there? The mystery continues!
