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...In fact, the Bible says Goliath belonged to a race of giants: the Refaim. High up on the mountainous plains of the Golan Heights we visit the ancient stone circles of Gilgal Refaim, a 5000 year old monument, similar to Englands Stonehenge.
Could this huge monument be the work of giants? After all, it lies in the land of Bashan, the land of giants.
In ancient times, not only the authors of the Bible believed that giants roamed their lands. Many ancient people wrote about giants or engraved them on seals and temple walls. One example is found in the famous Abu Simbel Temple of Ramesses II in Egypt. But ancient texts from Syria and Egypt also suggest giants really existed...
http://www.philipcoppens.com/nap_art5.html
Might need a little grain of salt, but it’s the only website that provides any detail worth the read:
“...According to translations of ancient Nahuatl, Cuicuilco can be interpreted as the place of prayer or the place of the rainbow. Cuicuilco was as a farming village, built up around the ceremonial centre that contained the pyramid. Population at the citys peak is estimated at an impressive 20,000 people.
Cuicuilco is, as mentioned, recognised as the oldest known civilisation of central highland Mesoamerica...”