🦴🧪 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.

🦴🧪 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.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70305405/mass-viking-grave-giant/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_content=mass_viking_grave_giant

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