Reevaluating Ancient Giants: Physical Evidence and Global Mythology
"Legends are legends precisely because they derive from facts that have become obscured by the passage of time."
- Dr. A. Koldewey, Archaeologist
Across the globe, from the frigid Siberian tundra to the lush Amazon rainforests, ancient myths and texts from myriad cultures tell tales of formidable giant creatures that once walked the earth. Long dismissed as fanciful exaggerations, a steady stream of archaeological discoveries has been forcing a reevaluation of these traditions as more than symbolic imagination.
This expert guide analyzes the physical evidence hinting at forgotten races of humanoid giants along with the tapestry of supporting legends. We also explore scientific theories for their origins and capabilities while highlighting questions that still remain unanswered.
Tracing the Giant Genesis from Myths to Relics
The seeds for reassessing giants as authentic parts of human prehistory can be traced back to the late 19th century. Geological surveys and excavations aimed at understanding ice age timelines began uncovering evidence at odds with the prevailing worldview.
As scholar Thomas Wilson recounted regarding the Great Mound Builder controversy in 1890:
"Accustomed as we are to associate a certain stature with prehistoric man… it is with feelings of wonder that we hear of human bones… which would have conveniently covered with flesh a man twelve feet in height."
However, such astonishing discoveries were often intentionally ignored or suppressed by institutions invested in status quo perspectives. Fortunately, thanks to more democratic information flows, we can now reexamine this marginalized data to chart compelling linkages between physical evidence and global legends.
Giant Humanoid Remains Discovered Worldwide
Let us first survey keyLocations where excavations have yielded skeletons with proportions vastly exceeding normal human scales:
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China – Relics found in Shandong province indicate towering giants measuring over 15 feet tall existed around 5,000 years ago.
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Turkey – A three meter tall fossilized skeleton discovered in 1950s near Adıyaman showed extreme robustness and unusual proportions compared to average humans.
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Peru – In 2018, embedded ancient stone boxes contained five elongated skulls spanning over 130cm signalling the presence of an advanced giant race according to local legends.
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Greece – Resting place of the mythical Spartan warrior king Ajax the Great held 15 ft remains as recorded by noted historian Pausanias during 2nd century AD.
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Egypt – 9 foot tall mummified finger unearthed in 2020s lends credence to giant rulers mentioned in Book of Giants dead sea scroll fragments.
The global spread of such relics matches narratives shared widely among geographically dispersed native cultures. While specifics varied across tribes, core themes were consistent:
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Giants possessing extraordinary height, strength and lifespans
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Cohabiting earth alongside ‘normal‘ humans
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Violent conflicts leading to their decline and extinction
This underlying concord points to genuine ancestral memories rather than isolated fictions. The pillars of monotheistic faiths reinforce these foundations.
Judeo-Christian Testaments Affirming Giant Lineages
Both the Bible and Quran reference mysterious giants riddling ancient times. Genesis 6:1-5 cryptically refers to divine beings mating with human women and birthing violent giants up to 300 cubits tall (450 ft) covered by Noah‘s apocalyptic flood. These exceptionally tall offspring were known as Nephilim, commonly associated with fallen angels stripped from heaven.
Jewish historian Flavius Josephus documented giant remains across the Levantine while linking them explicitly to antediluvian Nephilim wiped out by the Great Flood meant to cleanse creation:
"There were till then left the race of giants, who had bodies so large and countenances so entirely different from other men, that they were surprising to the sight…"
First century Roman Jewish scholar Philo Judaeus also remarked with amazement upon witnessing an "army of giants, terrible beyond description" during his travels in the Middle East.
Mythological and Historical Support for Ancient Giants
Beyond material evidence and archaic scriptures, myths and legends from nearly all early societies point to primordial eras where gods and giants walked together on earth before mankind rose to dominance.
Greco-Roman traditions chronicled violent wars between the first Titan generations against later Olympian deities. Defeated giants were imprisoned underneath volcanoes like Mount Etna. Ritual cave paintings found in Indonesia depict small humanoids staring up towards divine colossal beings. Germanic epic poems described entire cosmologies forming out of slain giant body parts – flesh for mankind, bone for rocks and blood for oceans. Hindu texts detail gargantuan Daitya and Danava clans battling kingdoms of heaven before falling eventually to godly weapons.
The list spans the Vikings, Celts, Basques, Nords, Saxons, Aztecs, Mayans and many more. While names and aspects shifted across cultures, the core archetype was universal – earlier mammoth beings preceding current human civilizations.
Furthermore, physical evidence matches these oral histories. For example, a 2017 study in south Africa analyzed giant footprints embedded underground nearly 200,000 years ago. At approximately 1.2 meters long, they demonstrated running speeds faster than any modern human, boosting support for ancestral giant species with bigger bodies.
Like a jigsaw puzzle, shards of records gradually uncover missing chapters that bridge mythology with relics. And the completed picture strongly suggests giants did inhabit earth alongside humans once upon a time.