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Egyptian pharaoh may be the 1st known 'giant'


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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

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Wow the average male was 5'6", I would have had a hard time finding a male taller than me.

 

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What an interesting read! 

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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.

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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

 

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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.

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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?

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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

 

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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.

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Sha'Nakht was no Goliath then

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