Skip to comments.
2,000-Year-Old 6Ft 6Ins Warrior Giant Discovered
Ananova ^
| 7-31-2002
Posted on 07/31/2002 7:52:50 AM PDT by blam
2,000-year-old 6ft 6ins warrior giant discovered
The remains of an enormous warrior who fought more than 2,000 years ago have been found in Kazakhstan.
The soldier was heavily armed and stood around 6ft 6ins tall.
Archaeologists believe he was well-built and revered by people who buried him with his weapons.
The BBC says the warrior lived around the first century BC.
Historians say this may lead them to re-examine the origins of the region's people.
Story filed: 10:01 Wednesday 31st July 2002
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2000; discovered; giant; godsgravesglyphs; old; warrior; year
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-24 next last
I couldn't find this on the BBC site.
1
posted on
07/31/2002 7:52:50 AM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
2
posted on
07/31/2002 7:54:26 AM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Conan?
To: blam
With a smooth river stone embedded in his forehead?
To: blam
5
posted on
07/31/2002 7:57:03 AM PDT
by
blam
To: RightWhale; crystalk; #3Fan; farmfriend
FYI.
6
posted on
07/31/2002 8:03:58 AM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
7
posted on
07/31/2002 8:26:08 AM PDT
by
Jaxter
To: Jaxter
Oops!
8
posted on
07/31/2002 8:26:41 AM PDT
by
Jaxter
To: blam
You know, I was just reading and article about that new skull they found (Sahelanthropus tchadensis). Says they found pieces of the skull and some teeth. Also says the animal walked upright. Can't figure how they got that out of the skull and some teeth.
To: blam
Goliath?
10
posted on
07/31/2002 8:27:46 AM PDT
by
slimer
To: farmfriend
Can't figure how they got that out of the skull and some teeth.
One way would be to examine how the spine fit into the skull...there is a vast difference in the junction between quad and bipeds.
11
posted on
07/31/2002 8:30:31 AM PDT
by
newcats
To: slimer
Goliath?
Very doubtfull....the story of David and Goliath supposedly happened long before the birth of Christ.
12
posted on
07/31/2002 8:31:53 AM PDT
by
newcats
To: newcats; blam
That is probably it. Hard to tell if that part of the skull is present from the picture. There may be a picture posted on the earlier threads.
To: farmfriend
If the skull was intact, then they would have the position of the foramen magnum - - -that's the opening underneath the skull that attaches to the spinal column. In humans, it is centrally located for balance of the skull during bipedal walking- - -the skull sits right on top of the opening. In apes and other mammals, it is positioned farther back on ther skull to accomodate quadrupedal movement.
14
posted on
07/31/2002 8:34:26 AM PDT
by
stanz
To: blam
15
posted on
07/31/2002 8:39:36 AM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
have been found in Kazakhstan. The soldier was heavily armed and stood around 6ft 6ins tall. Osama?
16
posted on
07/31/2002 8:42:17 AM PDT
by
LisaFab
To: farmfriend
You know, I was just reading and article about that new skull they found (Sahelanthropus tchadensis). Says they found pieces of the skull and some teeth. Also says the animal walked upright. Can't figure how they got that out of the skull and some teeth. The muscle attachments leave "scars" on the skull. That then shows how the head was mounted on the spine and anchored to the shoulders. That make upright carraige relatively easy to spot.
To: blam
18
posted on
07/31/2002 8:48:05 AM PDT
by
blam
To: balrog666
Thanks. You didn't read the entire thread did you? LOL. You have brightened my day and made me chuckle. Thanks.
To: Eagle Eye
See post #5.
20
posted on
07/31/2002 11:03:12 AM PDT
by
blam
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-24 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
