Monday, May 13, 2013

Giant Human Skeleton Unearthed at Kings College England

Giant Human Skeleton Unearthed at Kings College England


In February, 1830, during the excavation of ground on the eastern side of Somerset House, now the site of King's College, a cartload of human bones was found ; and among them were two skulls and several bones of extraordinary dimensions, which must have belonged to persons of great stature.

Giant Skeleton Discovered in England

Giant Skeleton Discovered in England


In March, 1813, was found at King John's Palace, Old Ford, a stone coffin containing the remains of a skeleton, which, from the length of the thigh-bone, must have belonged to a person nearly seven feet long. A stone coffin in Devonshire contained a thigh-bone belonging to a man eight feet nine inches high.