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Lutz Pharaoh


Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 3695 Location: Berlin, Germany
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:38 am Post subject: 3rd Dynasty Pharaoh Sa-Nakht A 'Giant' ? |
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" Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh May Be the 1st Known 'Giant' " (Live Science - Charles Q. Choi, 04.08.2017)
Quote: | The supposed remains of Sa-Nakht, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt, may be the oldest known human giant, a new study finds. ...
... Prior work suggested that the skeleton of the man — who would have stood at up to 6 feet 1.6 inches (1.987 meters) tall — may have belonged to Sa-Nakht, a pharaoh during the Third Dynasty. Previous research on ancient Egyptian mummies suggested the average height for men around this time was about 5 feet 6 inches (1.70 m), said study co-author Michael Habicht, an Egyptologist at the University of Zurich's Institute of Evolutionary medicine. ... |
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