MUMMIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

ANCIENT GIANTS PROJECT

It's fascinating that every folk tale tradition from around the world features giants of great antiquity. The giants are also mentioned in the religious texts. Often, the humans have to fight them and often humans win, remember David and Goliath. In any case, these giants were people also. They looked like us. However, they have been super strong and really, really big, some legends say 10, 30, or even 100 feet tall. There were, of course, advantages and disadvantages to being so huge. They were strong and literally could lift mountains up and build megalithic cities. They could retain energy and warmth better and be less vulnerable to weather conditions. The disadvantages clearly were connected to the amount of food such giants needed. The folk tales say one giant could eat 10 bulls, and it's a lot of beef stew! Perhaps, when the giants walked upon the…