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by Max Power on February 26th, 2007

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Have any large / giant human skeletons / bones been found?

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  • by Godfather Part II on February 26th, 2007

    Godfather Part II

    Some large humaniod bones have been found, but a whole skeleton is just too much to realistically hope for. Many archeologist probably go to sleep dreaming of finding a whole skeleton! The bones found are obviously not H. sapien, but previous relatives of modern day humans.

    Gigantopithecus blacki is prehaps the largest primate to have ever lived, at around 3 metres. The height was calculated mostly from the skull and teeth sizes, using skull to height ratio.

    It is difficult to accuratly compare sizes, as modern humans are tall and getting taller. This is probably due to better nutrition and health care. So to be accurate we would have to place a prehistoric humaniod in modern conditions or vice versa. Which is quite difficult! But the values obtained are probably a good estimate.

    However, the fossil record suggests that most humaniods were similar in size to us, if not slightly shorter. Still Gigantopithecus blacki must have been a terrifying site at 3 metres!

    The BBC science and nature education site provides an excellent overview of many of the most important humaniods, and lists evidence for them: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/human/species/

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    • Really good answer.

      DavidHume

      by DavidHume on February 26th, 2007

    • That's great if we are talking about remains that date to 3,0000 B.C. The remains found in burial mounds date from 1000B.C.-400 A.D.
      They are described as having "archaic" attributes that include a heavy brow ridge, sloping forehead and massive jaws. This is more descriptive of Cro-Magnon. Cro-Magnon remains have been found that were 6 to nearly 7 feet in length.
      A better evolutionary sequence to Cro-Magnon would be from: Homo ergaster (2 mill. B.C) who was tall to Homo erectus to Homo heidelbergensis ( also tall) to Cro-Magnon.
      For over 300 historical accounts of giant skeletons and how they came to the Ohio Valley.
      http://www.amazon.com/Nephilim-Chronicles-Fallen-Angels-Valley/dp/1451581262

      moundbuilder

      by moundbuilder on August 13th, 2010

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