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In reply to the discussion: 10 Foot 'Giant' People Unearthed in Nevada's Lovelock Cave [View all]SleeplessinSoCal
(9,959 posts)I don't see a Snopes article after all. There is this: https://www.historyen.com/lovelock-cave-a-tale-of-giants-or-a-giant-tale-of-fiction/
And this...
"Colorful tales of the American West don’t fade away easily, even when they seem to have been discounted. Take, for example, the story of legendary red-haired cannibal giants whose alleged existence in the Lovelock area centuries ago has been debated for more than 100 years.....
"Adrienne Mayor wrote about the Si-Te-Cah in her book, “Legends of the First Americans.” She suggested that the ‘giant’ interpretation of the skeletons from Lovelock Cave and other caves in Nevada was started by entrepreneurs setting up tourist displays. She also noted that hair pigment is not stable after death and that various factors such as temperature and soil conditions can turn very dark hair rusty red or orange.".
https://nevadagram.com/the-red-haired-giant-cannibals-of-the-lovelock-cave/
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