Check out the most mysterious discoveries of giants! From unexplained archaeological discoveries of giant skeletons to other bizarre finds nobody can explain, this top 10 list of strange ancient discoveries will amaze you!
10. Serpent Mound
In 1894 an Ohio farmer was going about his business hunting some foxes. Little did he suspect he was going to stumble on something of major archaeological interest. This was no ordinary slice of history because he had found graves which appeared to contain ancient giants… not something you see everyday, right?
9. Cresap Mound
In 1958 in Marshall County, West Virginia a Curator from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History named Don W. Dragoo – wow, what a name – was examining the Cresap Mound. The mound was made by the Adena culture, who are Native Americans thought to have lived in various states of America from 1000 – 200 BC, though opinion varies. The name “Adena” was taken not from their culture but from the home of a governor and not very much is known about them.
8. Iowa Mound
Discoveries of giants aren’t necessarily associated with modern structures, but in 1857 a work crew came across a staggering find while excavating the basement of a governor’s building in Des Moines County. It sounds like a scene from an Indiana Jones movie but they unearthed a vault which housed skeletons around 8 ft (2.44 m) in length.
7. Steelville Missouri
In 1933, teenager Billy Harman was exploring a cave, reportedly looking for arrowheads. The place was known as Puckett’s Cave and was near Billy’s family home in Steelville, Missouri. Little did he suspect that in this unlikely location he was about to stumble on a buried giant!
6. Miamisburg Giant
Who knew that Ohio was popping with giants!! The city of Miamisburg in Ohio seems like a fairly modern place. But it has a secret history of giant skeletons, one that relates to its very own mound. This prominent local landmark hasn’t been excavated in any detail, but there have been finds in the area that suggest if experts really explore the Miamisburg Mound they’ll find pretty compelling evidence of an ancient society.
5. San Diego Giant
Up till now we’ve been talking about giant skeletons, but this one is more of a complete specimen… he still had his own skin. Yucky but fascinating. A cave in San Diego was the location where the remains were found in 1908. The people who discovered the giant were prospectors who were possibly on the hunt for gold or other metals. Very Wild West!
4. Catalina Island
While there have been lots of movies made about giants, turns out evidence of actual giants exists near the home of moviemaking Los Angeles, California! Catalina Island is found just over 20 miles from the California coast and has been settled since 7000 BC.
3. Beaver Lake
A diver exploring Beaver Lake in Arkansas in 2014 believed he’d seen evidence of a civilization of giants. Pretty exciting stuff, huh? All he needed to do was provide the details and everything would be cool. Unfortunately what he apparently saw wasn’t backed up by visual records. A video was taken during the dive but frustratingly doesn’t show anything.
2. Lompock Rancho
Now up to this point when we’ve talked about giants it’s been people who are a bit taller than your average human. A historic find of a skeleton that’s 8 ft or so could be explained by saying someone was just really tall, or they ate their spinach back in those days. The Lompock Rancho case from 1833 is a bit different. This could legitimately be a giant because the skeleton found there was 12 feet tall.
1. West Hickory
I saved the best, and indeed the biggest for last! In 1870 a skeleton was uncovered 12 ft (3.66 m) beneath a mound in West Hickory, Pennsylvania. But there was a bit more to it than that. At first, excavators found an enormous giant iron helmet. Can you imagine what it’s like pulling a giant’s helmet out of the dirt? Then they saw a sword. It was a shocking 9 ft (2.74 m) in length, a very impressive find? Then came the skeleton itself.
