Is it true that skeletal remains of humans have been found that
would put them as much as 12-13 feet The King James translation
speaks of there being "giants in the land" in the pre-Flood and
immediate post-Flood world (Genesis 6:4 and Joshua 12:13).
Medieval churches often had fossil bones on display, purporting
to be part of some ancient giant and, in this way, sustain
belief among their congregation. In the late 1700s in England, a
living giant appeared known as "The Irish Giant" while in 1869
in Cardiff, New York, a fossil giant was dug up and given the
name "The Cardiff Giant." Both were used and are still sometimes
used by believers to support Scripture. Here are the facts.
Charles Byrne – who became known as "The Irish Giant" – was born
in 1763 in Littlebridge, Ireland. By the time he was 20, he had
grown so tall that he came to the attention of a showman by the
name of Joe Vance. After Vance took Byrne to Edinburgh, his
promotional advertising claimed that "The Irish Giant" was 13
feet tall. At this t