Mystery Behind ‘9-Foot-Tall People’ Archaeologists Say They Discovered In Nevada Cave

So, there's a lot of to unpack here.

The legend stems from a 1911 discovery in Lovelock Cave, Nevada, where guano miners stumbled upon a notably tall skeleton, measured at approximately 6ft 6 inches.

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This discovery sparked rumors linking the remains to the Si-Te-Cah, a race of cannibalistic red-haired giants mentioned in the Paiute people's oral traditions. 

Cryptids and supernatural author David Weatherly added to the intrigue, claiming the discovery of 'large human skulls and skeletons' ranging between seven and eight feet in height.

These tales have continually fascinated people, intertwining with the widespread conspiracy theory that giants once roamed the Earth. 

However, credible evidence to support the existence of such giants is lacking. 

Hoaxes and manipulated digital content have further perpetuated these claims, though there's no solid proof.

There have been findings around Lovelock Cave that might be misconstrued as evidence of giants, including mammoth and bear bones, which to an untrained observer might seem like remains of enormous humans. 

Historian Adrienne Mayor, in her book "Fossil Legends of the First Americans," offers a rational explanation, suggesting that hair pigments can change to a rusty red color post-mortem, possibly explaining the 'red hair' of these giants. 

She also posits that the size of the discovered body may have been exaggerated, potentially by someone looking to capitalize on the area's ancient mysteries.

While giant folklore exists globally, from Greek Cyclops to King Arthur's Gogmagog, these remain, at best, intriguing parts of myth and conspiracy theories without concrete proof of their existence in prehistoric times.