[blam]

"Here's another article from the same time frame as the original post."

No mention of the size of the skeleton.

[elli1]

Yes, it does, blam:

Discovered by 15 University of the South Pacific geography students at Moturiki Island, the two-metre skeleton is believed to be of Solomon Islands origin.

My thinking: The other article came from the Times of India. All things being relative, a 2 metre skeleton in India probably is considered a giant. But not so remarkable in Polynesia, maybe?