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Giant skeletons reported in the United States until the early twentieth century were a combination of hoaxes, scams, fabrications, and the misidentifications of extinct megafauna. Many were reported to have been found in Native American burial mounds. Examples from 7 ft (2.1 m) to 20 ft (6.1 m) tall were reported in many parts of the United States.
The archaeological site of Atapuerca is located in the province of Burgos in the north of Spain and is notable for its evidence of early human occupation. Bone fragments from around 800,000 years ago, found in its Gran Dolina cavern, provide the oldest known evidence of hominid settlement in Western Europe and of hominid cannibalism anywhere in the world.
In Italian folklore, Lariosauro is a lake monster said to live in Lake Como in Italy, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Milan. Como is one of the deepest European lakes, at about 410 m (1,300 feet) at the deepest location. In 1946, eyewitnesses allegedly reported seeing a reptile-like animal swimming in the waters of the lake.
It is widely known for the hundreds of ancient human skeletons found at the edge of the lake. [16] The human skeletal remains are visible at its bottom when the snow melts. [17] Research generally points to a semi-legendary event where a group of people were killed in a sudden, violent hailstorm in the 9th century. [18]
The two-tier grave found at Toppo Daguzzo is an example of elite groups growth. On the top level, nearly 10 fractured skeletons have been found without any grave objects, while at the lower level eleven burials were found accompanied by different valuable pieces: 6 males with bronze weapons, 4 females with beads and a child.
Divers uncovered a 3,000-year-old clay figurine in Italy's Lake Bolsena, revealing human fingerprints and shedding light on Iron Age rituals. Discover the story. ... waiting at the bottom of a ...
A new analysis offers clues to the mystery of this tiny oddball’s place on the human family tree. Newly discovered fossils shed light on the origins of curious ‘hobbit’ humans Skip to main ...
During this period in the region around southern Lake Como, [notes 31] funerary rites involving cremation of the deceased seem to have been a constant practice. In particular, the Como pole/Ca' Morta necropolis, from the middle of the 2nd century B.C. onwards, was remarkably active in the production of so-called "biconical" urns, [ notes 32 ] a ...