blessmycottonsocks
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Not sure if this has already been posted.
A NatGeo article about a Roman giant.
The skeleton indicates a height of 6ft 8" and that the youngster - possibly as young as 16, was still growing at the time of his death. When average male height was only around 5ft 5", he would have been a giant indeed:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/rela...ent-skeleton-archaeology-history-science-rome
A NatGeo article about a Roman giant.
The skeleton indicates a height of 6ft 8" and that the youngster - possibly as young as 16, was still growing at the time of his death. When average male height was only around 5ft 5", he would have been a giant indeed:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/rela...ent-skeleton-archaeology-history-science-rome