Investigation of "Lovelock Giants"

The following had been passed on to me last evening.

It concerns the legendary "Lovelock Giants" of Nevada. Supposedly, skeletons of larger than normal humans have been found in caves in the state near Lovelock, Nevada along with other artifacts. The heights of these skeletons are eight to ten feet tall.

According to NDTV:

Recent archaeological discoveries in Nevada have reignited interest in a long-held legend of red-haired giants who once roamed the Americas, according to The Independent.

The story began in 1911, when miners digging for fertiliser in Lovelock Cave unearthed unusual artifacts. This led to official excavations in 1912 and 1924, uncovering thousands of artefacts and the remains of individuals nicknamed the "Lovelock Giants." These mummies measured an astonishing 8 to 10 feet tall, according to the news outlet.

Archaeologists also found a 15-inch-long sandal showing signs of wear, and a boulder with a seemingly giant handprint etched onto it. A 1931 local newspaper article reported the discovery of two more giant skeletons, around 8.5 and 10 feet tall, in a nearby dry lake bed. These remains were even described as being mummified in a similar way to those of the Ancient Egyptians.

Intriguingly, the Paiute tribe inhabiting the region for millennia possesses a legend of cannibalistic red-haired giants called the Si-Te-Cah. These giants, according to the legend, arrived by sea and dominated the area due to their superior size and strength.

Further supporting the legend, a 16th-century Spanish conquistador documented an ancient Peruvian tale about giants who crossed the ocean on large reed rafts. He described them as being so tall that their legs from the knee down were as long as an average man's entire body.

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Mummy Burial Chamber Found In Egypt

Above, Boris Karloff in The Mummy (1932). Universal Pictures.

Almost as if the gods wanted to help revive Egypt's tourism industry, a burial chamber of mummies has been found.

According to The Japan News (Yomiuri Shimbun):

MINYA, Egypt (Reuters) — Egypt has unearthed an ancient burial site replete with at least 17 mummies, most fully intact, the latest in a string of discoveries that the country’s antiquities minister described as a helping hand from the crypt for its struggling tourism sector. 

The funerary site, uncovered eight meters below ground in Minya, a province about 250 km, south of Cairo, contained limestone and clay sarcophagi, animal coffins, and papyrus inscribed with Demotic script. 

The burial chamber was first detected last year by a team of Cairo University students using radar.

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Mummified Corpse Found On Yacht

Above, a mummy-like corpse in Return of Godzilla (a.k.a. Godzilla 1985).

It is weird how sometimes life imitates art. Or, in this case, death imitating art.

The Japan Times reported:

MANILA – Philippine police said Tuesday they were trying to determine the identity and cause of death of a man found dead while sitting slumped in a yacht that was drifting in the Pacific Ocean and which was apparently owned by a German adventurer. 

Police Chief Inspector Dominador Plaza said the gray decomposing remains of the man resembled a mummy, adding mystery to his death. His body was discovered near the radio in the cabin of a white yacht found last week by Filipino fishermen off the southeastern province of Surigao del Sur. 

There were no visible signs of foul play, like a gunshot or stabbing wound, Plaza said.

Maybe Godzilla is returning and a giant sea louse is somewhere on that yacht like in Return of Godzilla?

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5,600-Year-Old Tomb and Mummy Found In Egypt

Above, Karloff the Uncanny in The Mummy (1932). Universal Pictures.

After all these years, more mummies are being found in Egypt.

Jiji Press reported:

Archaeologists in southern Egypt have discovered a 5,600-year-old preserved tomb and mummy predating the First Dynasty of the pharaohs, the antiquities ministry said Wednesday. 

The tomb was built before the rule of king Narmer, the founder of the First Dynasty who unified Upper and Lower Egypt in the 31th century BC, the ministry said in a statement. 

The tomb was discovered in the Kom al-Ahmar region, between Luxor and Aswan, on the site of Hierakonpolis, the city of the falcon, which was the dominant pre-dynastic urban centre and the capital of the Kingdom of Upper Egypt.

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