🦴🧪 Archaeologists have found a 9th-century mass grave with a surprising inhabitant: a young man standing 195cm in an era where the average height was just 168cm.
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🦴🧪 Archaeologists have found a 9th-century mass grave with a surprising inhabitant: a young man standing 195cm in an era where the average height was just 168cm.
His skull shows signs of ancient brain surgery, possibly an attempt to treat a tumor that caused his extraordinary height.
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