Fond du lac – MORE THAN SEVEN FEET

GIANT SKELETON IN GRAVEL PIT

Two, More than Seven Feet High, Found Near Fond du Lac

FOND DU LAC, Wis., Aug. 31. –
Two Skeletons, each measuring more than seven feet In length, were discovered today in a gravel pit in Forest, near hero. The skulls are twice as large as those of an ordinary adult, and the thigh bones are almost six Inches longer than those of a six fool man. The bones are in a good state of preservation.
The skeletons, which are thought to be the remains of name prehistoric once, will probably be sent to Milwaukee for examination.

The times dispatch., September 03, 1905, Page 8, Image 8

Giant Skeletons Found.

Two skeletons, each measuring more than 7 feet in length, were discovered Friday in a gravel pit in the forest near Fond du Lac, Wis. The skulls are a large as those of two ordinary persons and the thigh bones are almost six inches longer than those of a six-foot man.

Wisconsin, fond du lac, 1905.

“SEVEN-FOOT SKELETONS UNEARTHED Wisconsin Gravel Pit Reveals Remains of Prehistoric Race.

Fond du Lac, Wis., August 31. -Two skeletons, each measuring more than seven feet in length, were discovered today in a gravel pit in Forest, near here. The skulls are twice as large as those of an ordinary adult, and the thigh bones are almost six inches longer than those of a six-foot man. The bones are in a good state of preservation.

The skeletons are thought to be the remains of some prehistoric race.”

“The skulls are twice as large as an ordinary adult” This statement says a lot. The average cubic capacity for a skull is about 1400 cc’s. Some of the Elongated skulls from South America are 2200 to 3200 cc’s.