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Amazing Discovery in Oregon Great interest to Anthro pologists. is of The discovery of the bones of a hu man giant at Ellensburg is one of the most interesting anthropological finds made in the northwest, according to L. L. Sharp, chief of the general land office. “I just returned from Ellens burg,” said he, “where I had opportu nity to view the bones unearthed. The skull, jawbone, thigh and other parts of the largest skeleton indicated a man to my mind of at least eight feet high. A man of his stature and massive frame would weigh fully 200 pounds at least. The head is one of the most remarkable I ever have studied among prehistoric skulls. It is massive, with enormous brain space. While the fore head slopes down somewhat, not av eraging the abrupt eminence of our present race, the width between the ears and the deep, well-rounded space at the back of the head are convinc ing testimony of high intelligence for a primitive man. The cheekbones are not high, like those of the In dian, nor has the head any resem blance to the Indian skull. I am con vinced that this skull is of a prehis toric man who was one of a remark able race of people who inhabited this part of America some time prior to the ltudian control. “The bones were uncovered fully 20 feet beneath the surface. There is the usual gravel formation on top, then the conglomerate, a stratum of shale, and in a bed of concrete gravel beneath the shale were the bones of the giant and of a smaller person. . . Spte.gon, other system of interment. I cannot think it possible that a human being of the advanced stage indicated by this great skull could have existed at the period when the shale was formed. —Portland (Ore,) Telegram.
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Saint Anne Record
Saint Anne, Illinois, US
Fri, Dec 27, 1912
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