Claire. Posted August 5, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh May Be the 1st Known 'Giant' The supposed remains of Sa-Nakht, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt, may be the oldest known human giant, a new study finds. Read more: Live Science 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted August 5, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Wow the average male was 5'6", I would have had a hard time finding a male taller than me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebDandelion Posted August 5, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 5, 2017 What an interesting read! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted August 5, 2017 #4 Share Posted August 5, 2017 17 hours ago, Ashotep said: Wow the average male was 5'6", I would have had a hard time finding a male taller than me. You would have been a goddess to be sure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godnodog Posted August 7, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Great article 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarbinks Posted August 7, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 7, 2017 On 8/4/2017 at 9:17 PM, Ashotep said: Wow the average male was 5'6", I would have had a hard time finding a male taller than me. average male were 5'6 and you would have been like 4'11 lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted August 8, 2017 #7 Share Posted August 8, 2017 5 hours ago, jarjarbinks said: average male were 5'6 and you would have been like 4'11 lol Most women probably were that short back then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaded1 Posted August 8, 2017 #8 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Quoting the article... "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 (1.7 m), said study co-author Michael Habicht, an Egyptologist at the University of Zurich's Institute of Evolutionary Medicine." I hate to be pedantic (again) but 6ft 1.6 inches is roughly 1.87m and 1.987m is roughly 6ft 6.23 inches. I suspect a typo! Any chance of a job as chief nitpicker somewhere? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarbinks Posted August 8, 2017 #9 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, Jaded1 said: Quoting the article... "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 (1.7 m), said study co-author Michael Habicht, an Egyptologist at the University of Zurich's Institute of Evolutionary Medicine." I hate to be pedantic (again) but 6ft 1.6 inches is roughly 1.87m and 1.987m is roughly 6ft 6.23 inches. I suspect a typo! Any chance of a job as chief nitpicker somewhere? not sure if the guy was supposed to be 6'1.6 or like 6'11.6 Edited August 8, 2017 by jarjarbinks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted August 9, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted August 9, 2017 6 hours ago, jarjarbinks said: not sure if the guy was supposed to be 6'1.6 or like 6'11.6 The first one. 6 feet and 1.6 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted September 9, 2017 #11 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Sha'Nakht was no Goliath then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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