In Brief

• The Facts:

  • An article published in the New York Times in 1902 describes how an "old burial ground has been discovered that has yielded skeletons of enormous size."

  • It's one of many examples throughout modern and ancient history where stories, evidence and information about giants has emerged.

• Reflect On:

  • Have we really pieced together the story of human history?

  • Are there many discoveries that have long been ignored and not considered?

 An article published in the New York Times in 1902 is one example of several regarding news about giant skeletons. It describes how an “old burial ground has been discovered that has yielded skeletons of enormous size.”

The article goes on to describe two stones with “curious inscriptions” and underneath were the bones of a body that “could not have been less than 12 feet in length.” According to the NY Times article, “the men who opened the grave say that the forearm was 4 feet long and that in a well-preserved jaw the lower teeth ranged from the size of a hickory nut to that of the largest walnut in size.” Apparently the chest of the body had a circumference of 7 feet.

The bodies were first discovered by Luciana Quintana, it was on his ranch these specific bodies were found, according to the article, 

“Quintana, who has uncovered many other burial places, expresses the opinion that perhaps thousands of skeletons of a race of giants long extinct will be found. This supposition is based on the traditions  handed down from the early Spanish invasion that have detailed knowledge of the existence of a race of giants that inhabited the plains of what now is Eastern New Mexico. Indian legends and carvings also in the same section indicate the existence of such a race.” 

Here’s another New York Times article about skeletons that were discovered in 1885.

Going back further still, in 1774 settlers found what they called “The Giant Town,” which housed several gigantic skeletons, one being an eight foot tall male. Award winning writer and researcher Richard Dewhurst describes,

“In addition to the human skeletons found in NY State, there is also the famous case of ‘The Cardiff Giant,’ a white alabaster-like statue of an 11-foot man who showed an exposed penis and hieroglyphic inscriptions. This statue caused a worldwide sensation and was exhibited in New York City to thousands of paying customers before it was declared a fake by the NY newspapers, despite the fact that scholars from Harvard and elsewhere insisted that the statue was genuine.”

Researcher Graham Hancock coined the phrase, ‘we’re like a species with amnesia,’ and it’s true. Despite the fact that it seems the story of human history is well uncovered, every single year there are new discoveries made that challenge what we once held to be true. If lore, stories and evidence of giants from the recent and ancient past is true, what does this mean for the story of human history? There are several examples beyond giants, like the story of Atlantis, for example.