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"'''Giant of Castelnau'''" refers to three bone fragments (a ], ], and femoral mid-shaft) discovered by ] in 1890 in the sediment used to cover a ] burial ], and dating possibly back to the ]. According to de Lapouge, the fossil bones may belong to one of ] ]s known to have existed. However, Hacanyan in 2022 determined that this discovery by Lapouge was most likely a cave bear and not a human. <ref name= Hacanyan>{{cite journal| url = https://commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1066&context=postlintel| title = Anthropology, Historic Preservation And The Bones Of Giants| last = Hacanyan| first = Katherine| date = Fall 2022| page = 27-28| website = Post & Lintel "'''Giant of Castelnau'''" refers to three bone fragments (a ], ], and femoral mid-shaft) discovered by ] in 1890 in the sediment used to cover a ] burial ], and dating possibly back to the ]. According to de Lapouge, the fossil bones may belong to one of ] ]s known to have existed. However, Hacanyan in 2022 determined that this discovery by Lapouge was most likely a cave bear and not a human. <ref name= Hacanyan>{{cite journal| url = https://commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1066&context=postlintel| title = Anthropology, Historic Preservation And The Bones Of Giants| last = Hacanyan| first = Katherine| date = Fall 2022| page = 27-28| website = Post & Lintel
| publisher = ]| access-date = July 2, 2023}}</ref> Giant skeletons of animals were often mistaken for Giant human bones during previous centuries and during the early 20th century. This was due to a lack of expertise in human bone structure by those who discovered the bones. Also, some discoveries were intentionally misrepresented for various reasons.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Marco Romano, Marco Avanzini|url=https://www.academia.edu/35517066|title=The skeletons of Cyclops and Lestrigons: misinterpretation of Quaternary vertebrates as remains of the mythological giants|journal=Historical Biology|date=26 June 2017|volume=31|issue=2|pages=117–139 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2017.1342640|s2cid=89912123 }}</ref><ref name="deLapouge1890">{{cite journal| title=Le Gėant Fossile de Castelnau| last1=de Lapouge| first1=G.| authorlink=Georges Vacher de Lapouge| journal=La Nature| volume=888| year=1890| pages=11–12| quote=Le sujet aurait une taille probable de 3m, 50 <nowiki></nowiki>.| url=http://cnum.cnam.fr/CGI/fpage.cgi?4KY28.35/15/70/536/0/0| accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=A Prehistoric Giant|journal=The Popular Science News and Boston Journal of Chemistry and Pharmacy|date=August 1890|volume= 24|issue= 8|page=113|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmHnAAAAMAAJ&dq=Giant+of+Castelnau&pg=PA113|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A Race of Giants in Old Gaul|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/10/03/106086633.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706205356/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/10/03/106086633.pdf|archive-date=6 July 2021|accessdate=21 September 2022|newspaper=]|date=October 3, 1892}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Le géant de Castelnau|journal=La Nature|date=June 4, 1892|volume=20|issue=992|page=142|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=43gAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA142|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Princeton Union (Princeton, Minn.) Pg. 2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016758/1894-10-11/ed-1/seq-2/;words=skulls+Montpellier+France?date1=1894&date2=1896&searchType=advanced&lccn=&proxdistance=5&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=montpellier+france+skulls&dateFilterType=yearRange&index=1|accessdate=21 September 2022|date=October 11, 1894}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Giants of Prehistoric France|work=The McCook Tribune (McCook Neb.) |page=3|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94056415/1895-03-08/ed-1/seq-3/;words=skulls+Montpellier+France?date1=1894&date2=1896&searchType=advanced&lccn=&proxdistance=5&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=montpellier+france+skulls&dateFilterType=yearRange&index=0|accessdate=21 September 2022|date=March 8, 1895}}</ref> | publisher = ]| access-date = July 2, 2023}}</ref> Giant skeletons of animals were often mistaken for Giant human bones during previous centuries and during the early 20th century. This was due to a lack of expertise in human bone structure by those who discovered the bones. Also, some discoveries were intentionally misrepresented for various reasons.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Marco Romano, Marco Avanzini|url=https://www.academia.edu/35517066|title=The skeletons of Cyclops and Lestrigons: misinterpretation of Quaternary vertebrates as remains of the mythological giants|journal=Historical Biology|date=26 June 2017|volume=31|issue=2|pages=117–139 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2017.1342640|s2cid=89912123 }}</ref><ref name="deLapouge1890">{{cite journal| title=Le Gėant Fossile de Castelnau| last1=de Lapouge| first1=G.| authorlink=Georges Vacher de Lapouge| journal=La Nature| volume=888| year=1890| pages=11–12| quote=Le sujet aurait une taille probable de 3m, 50 <nowiki></nowiki>.| url=http://cnum.cnam.fr/CGI/fpage.cgi?4KY28.35/15/70/536/0/0| accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=A Prehistoric Giant|journal=The Popular Science News and Boston Journal of Chemistry and Pharmacy|date=August 1890|volume= 24|issue= 8|page=113|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmHnAAAAMAAJ&dq=Giant+of+Castelnau&pg=PA113|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A Race of Giants in Old Gaul|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/10/03/106086633.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706205356/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/10/03/106086633.pdf|archive-date=6 July 2021|accessdate=21 September 2022|newspaper=]|date=October 3, 1892}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Le géant de Castelnau|journal=La Nature|date=June 4, 1892|volume=20|issue=992|page=142|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=43gAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA142|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Princeton Union (Princeton, Minn.) Pg. 2|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016758/1894-10-11/ed-1/seq-2/;words=skulls+Montpellier+France?date1=1894&date2=1896&searchType=advanced&lccn=&proxdistance=5&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=montpellier+france+skulls&dateFilterType=yearRange&index=1|accessdate=21 September 2022|date=October 11, 1894}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Giants of Prehistoric France|work=The McCook Tribune (McCook Neb.) |page=3|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94056415/1895-03-08/ed-1/seq-3/;words=skulls+Montpellier+France?date1=1894&date2=1896&searchType=advanced&lccn=&proxdistance=5&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=montpellier+france+skulls&dateFilterType=yearRange&index=0|accessdate=21 September 2022|date=March 8, 1895}}</ref>
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Hominin fossil
Three bone fragments of the named "Giant of Castelnau" compared to a regular-size humerus (centre), according to Georges Vacher de Lapouge.

"Giant of Castelnau" refers to three bone fragments (a humerus, tibia, and femoral mid-shaft) discovered by Georges Vacher de Lapouge in 1890 in the sediment used to cover a Bronze Age burial tumulus, and dating possibly back to the Neolithic. According to de Lapouge, the fossil bones may belong to one of the largest humans known to have existed. However, Hacanyan in 2022 determined that this discovery by Lapouge was most likely a cave bear and not a human. Giant skeletons of animals were often mistaken for Giant human bones during previous centuries and during the early 20th century. This was due to a lack of expertise in human bone structure by those who discovered the bones. Also, some discoveries were intentionally misrepresented for various reasons.

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References

  1. Hacanyan, Katherine (Fall 2022). "Anthropology, Historic Preservation And The Bones Of Giants". Post & Lintel. Eastern Michigan University: 27-28. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  2. Marco Romano, Marco Avanzini (26 June 2017). "The skeletons of Cyclops and Lestrigons: misinterpretation of Quaternary vertebrates as remains of the mythological giants". Historical Biology. 31 (2): 117–139. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1342640. S2CID 89912123.
  3. de Lapouge, G. (1890). "Le Gėant Fossile de Castelnau". La Nature. 888: 11–12. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Le sujet aurait une taille probable de 3m, 50 .
  4. "A Prehistoric Giant". The Popular Science News and Boston Journal of Chemistry and Pharmacy. 24 (8): 113. August 1890. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. "A Race of Giants in Old Gaul" (PDF). The New York Times. October 3, 1892. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. "Le géant de Castelnau". La Nature. 20 (992): 142. June 4, 1892. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. "The Princeton Union (Princeton, Minn.) Pg. 2". October 11, 1894. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. "Giants of Prehistoric France". The McCook Tribune (McCook Neb.). March 8, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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