 1885, miners discovered the mummified remains of woman measuring 6 feet 8 inches tall holding an infant. The mummies were found in a cave behind a wall of rock in the Yosemite Valley.
In Minnesota, 1888, were discovered remains of seven skeletons 7 to 8 feet tall. (St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 29, 1888)
A mound near Toledo, Ohio, held 20 skeletons, seated and facing east with jaws and teeth "twice as large as those of present day people," and besides each was a large bowl with "curiously wrought hieroglyphic figures." (Chicago Record, Oct. 24, 1895; cited by Ron G. Dobbins, NEARA Journal, v13, fall 1978)
The skeleton of a huge man was uncovered at the Beckley farm, Lake Koronis, Minnesota; while at Moose Island and Pine City, bones of other giants came to light. (St. Paul Globe, Aug. 12, 1896)
In 1911, several red-haired mummies ranging from 6 and a half feet to 8 feet tall were discovered in a cave in Lovelock, Nevada.
In February and June of 1931, large skeletons were found in the Humboldt lake bed near Lovelock, Nevada. The first of these two skeletons found measured 8 1/2 feet tall and appeared to have been wrapped in a gum-covered fabric similar to the Egyptian manner. The second skeleton was almost 10 feet long.(Review - Miner, June 19, 1931)
A 7 foot 7 inch skeleton was reported to have been found on the Friedman ranch, near Lovelock, Nevada, in 1939.(Review - Miner, Sept. 29, 1939) In 1965, a skeleton measuring 8 feet 9 inches was found buried under a rock ledge along the Holly Creek in east-central Kentucky.
What the above means is that a remnant of a race of giants survived into the early 16th century (1519-1522). It gives full force and credit to other reported encounters with giants in the Americas by Europeans during that time period.
It also gives foundation credit to other reports of giants in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and other eras.
The following clippings are from various newspaper accounts, though most are sourced through the New York Times.
Giants and Megaliths
Megalithic construction requires a 'motive' process that appears to be well beyond the functional physical limitations of modern humans. Though when the reality of Giant hominid capabilities (in terms of weight to strength ratios) are applied to the motive problem, it nearly disappears.
First it is necessary to understand the nature of the physical increases in strength between different sizes of humans.
The best evidence is from the Guinness Book of World Records regarding the 'World's Tallest “Natural Giant” in Recorded History', Angus Mackaskill, a Scotsman from Burneray, who lived from 1825 to 1863. He was a 'true' giant, meaning he was of normal proportions, suffering no abnormalities. He was 7' 9” tall and weighed just over 500 lbs.
That ratio of height to strength means an increase of roughly 28% in body height results in a 250% increase in body weight and muscle mass. Using the standard model of 150% of body weight as lifting capacity, his strength (lift weight) limit can easily be determined at about 750 lbs.
Which means that a 10' tall giant would weigh roughly 1,275 lbs and would have a lifting capacity of about 1,912 lbs. While a 12'4” giant would weigh about 3,200 lbs with a lifting capacity of about 4,820 lbs, which is about 2.5 tons. At that rate 25 giants could lift 100 ton, and 250 could lift 1000 ton.
A mechanical rigging engineer can explain the rudiments of moving dead weight with little more than serious rigging (block and tackle systems. 'The Thunder Stone', the largest single block of stone in the modern era to have been moved by human power alone. The Thunder Stone is the single monolith weighing over 1,200 ton, used as the base for the statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was moved several miles in under 9 months, with a crew of 400 odd workers, and no horses or machinery, just block and tackle rigging and large caster ball bearings.
What the evidence seems to indicate is: Originally, "there were a race of giants."
Their intellect and physical powers remains legendary. They built colos