208: The Romanian Giant

In 2013, the skeleton of a giant warrior dating back to 1600 BC was found in Santa Mare, Romania . Nicknamed ‘Goliath’, the warrior measured more than 2 meters in height, highly unusually for the time and place, when people were of small stature (approximately 1.5 meters on average). The warrior was buried with an impressive dagger that indicated his high stature. The discovery that is starting to cause a furore among specialists was made during the works carried out on the bypass of the municipality of Carei. Archaeologists believe that the man was a Bronze Age warrior. According to specialists, on the territory of our country the Bronze Age begins in the middle of the 4th millennium BC. (approximately 3,500) and lasts until the end of the second millennium BC. (1,100).

The skeletons of the giants discovered on the Romanian territory are making a fuss in the scientific world, but the specialists have not been able to unravel until now the key to the mystery that surrounds their existence.Among the huge skeletons unearthed over time on the territory of our country, one was exhumed in Satu Mare County in the summer of 2012, during excavations carried out at the bypass belt of the municipality of Carei.

The skeleton from Carei was sent for more detailed analyzes to Târgu Mureș, where an expert in anthropology works in the County Museum.According to the results of the analyses carried out by the anthropologist from Targu Mureş it appears that he is a man of nordic race who was 1.93 meters high, which is very much when we think about the fact that at that time the average height of a man was 1.58-1.65 meters.The skeleton dates from the period 1,500-1,400 BC. BC, which corresponds to the Bronze Age in this part of Europe.Studies have shown that the warrior died around the age of 29-35.

We remind you that the warrior’s skeleton was found buried in the cemetery of a prehistoric settlement discovered at the beginning of work on the bypass belt of the municipality of Carei.During the excavations, archaeologists also discovered several fountains, ovens and unusually large food storage spaces.

However, for several years now, the subject has been languishing in the drawers of specialists.Meanwhile, the skeleton of the „Goliath” from Carei has aroused the interest of specialists from Germany, Hungary and the USA.

Of course, the giant from Carei was smaller than the skeletons of giants discovered in other parts of the world, but it was much higher than the average of those times (1.93 meters, compared to the average of 1.58-1 , 65 meters).

At the same time, in Romania there is talk of the giants of Piatra Craiului and the Persani Mountains, of the giant skeletons discovered at Polovragi, at Citizens (2005), under the Black Voda Monastery, a character said to have an imposing stature himself.

Also, Țara Hațegului (the Land of Hatheg ) is full of legends about giants.At the beginning of the last century, in the depression between Petroşani and Deva, several skeletons were found that are believed to belong to the giants.

The legends also speak about the Oncești Fortress (Maramureș County), as the home of the giants.Another eloquent example for the subject of our article, but completely avoided by our scientists is the fact that the necropolis at Argedava (Burebista’s Fortress) housed the graves of 80 people over 5 meters high.

In Scăieni (Buzău county) two skeletons of giants were unearthed in 1985.At the same time, in the locality of Măriuța (Călărași county) three skeletons of giants were exhumed.

Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of giant skeletons on all continents, as evidence that the giants were not just legends.The findings have caused a stir and are circulating on the Internet, but scientists have not commented on the authenticity of this evidence.

If the legends are confirmed by anthropologists, this will only be the beginning that will change the history of mankind.

The " sensational " feature of the Carai discovery is the large size of the skeleton considering the fact that the average height at that time was about 1.5 meters. "The man's skeleton was discovered with a dagger in the head, which leads us to think that it is a warrior. Regarding the height of the man, peste 2 meters, it was something unusual for that time, when the average was 1.5 meters. The skeleton will also be studied by an anthropologist from Cluj and maybe after his investigations we will know more about this warrior", declared the director of the Satu Mare County Museum, Dr. Liviu Marta.

The skeleton of the warrior was found buried in the cemetery of a prehistoric settlement discovered on the occasion of the start of the works on the bypass belt of the municipality of Carei. Marta says that the archaeological site stretches over a length of 920 m and includes several houses and a cemetery from the Bronze Age. During the excavations, archaeologists also discovered several wells, ovens and unusually large food storage spaces.

Also, a series of ornaments made of deer horn and ceramic remains were brought to light. Moreover, one of the ovens discovered by archaeologists is similar to the one from Şuculeu (Medieşu Aurit).

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In the end... not even this story has a measuring rod beside the skeleton. We are still the only site in the world to show something from a extremely tall human being with a measuring device beside it. Because not one photo (old or new) of a supposed giant has EVER had a measuring device beside it or something to show contextual size (eg a spade, or even the finders hand). Even we would have given up believing had we not found our bone. Not that we disbelieve the stories, it's just that the finders are hoaxers, or plain stupid that they provide no context, a ruler, a tape, even an iphone to scale.... We have.