8 OCTOBER, 2015 – 14:45 LIZLEAFLOOR
Giant 7 – 8 Foot Skeletons Uncovered in Ecuador sent for Scientific Testing
Strikingly tall skeletons uncovered in the Ecuador and Peru Amazon region are undergoing examination in Germany, according to a research team headed by British anthropologist Russell Dement. Will these remains prove that a race of tall people existed hundreds of years ago deep in the Amazonian rainforest?
According to a Cuenca news site, since 2013 the team has found half a dozen human skeletons dating to the early 1400s and the mid-1500s which measure between seven and eight feet (213 to 243 centimeters) in height.
Dement said,
“We are very early in our research and I am only able to provide a general overview of what we have found. I don’t want to make claims based on speculation since our work is ongoing. Because of the size of the skeletons, this has both anthropological and medical implications,” reports Cuenca Highlife. HaTTiP
Furthermore Dement said,
“The skeletons show no signs of diseases such as the hormonal growth problems that are common in most cases of gigantism. In all the skeletons, the joints seemed healthy and lung cavity appeared large. One of the skeletons that we have dated was of a female who was about 60 when she died, much older than typical cases of gigantism,” reports Cuenca Highlife.
Illustration from “Mundus subterraneus” – suggesting that fossil bones were from giants (Wikimedia Commons).
Illustration from “Mundus subterraneus” – suggesting that fossil bones were from giants (Wikimedia Commons).
Furthermore Dement said,
“Because of the sensational nature of this, we have to be extremely diligent in our research since it will be met with a great deal of skepticism,”
Sketch depicting skeletons of a male giant and a female dwarf, displayed at the Royal College of Surgeons. (Wikimedia Commons)
Read more: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/giant-7-8-foot-skeletons-uncovered-ecuador-sent-scientific-testing-004119#ixzz3oPc3dZ47
Follow us: @ancientorigins on Twitter | ancientoriginsweb on Facebook
