Primitive Skulls of the Nephilm Giant Skeletons Described in England

Our Early Ancestors, an Introductory Study of Mesolithic, Neolithic and Copper Age Cultures in    Europe and Adjacent Regions, by M.C. Burkett, M.A., F.S.A., F.G. 1876

The invaders differed somewhat from the former inhabitants of the land. The Neolithic folk seem to have been of moderate stature, long-headed, oval faced, narrow nosed, with small features. They were not at all powerfully built race. The newcomers on the other hand- according to Abercromby- were characterized by short square skull showing a great development of the superciliary ridges and eyebrows. The cheek-bones, nose and chin were prominent and the powerful lower jaw was supplied with large teeth. They were a tall, strongly built race and must have presented- at any rate as far as men were concerned- a fierce, brutal appearance. The dead were buried in round barrows, inhumation being practiced. They knew about the use of copper and introduced into England the beaker type pot.

Remains of the Prehistoric Age in England, 1904

Here again there is no lack of skulls and skeletons, and the descriptions of them are many. In the barrows of this period, we find two classes of skulls, long and broad. The former may be those of the earlier people, the latter those of a race which had invaded the country. Or the collection may be explained without supposing the arrival of a different race, but these are points into which it is impossible to enter here. Suffice it to say that the skulls regarded as typical of this period are brachycephalic, of large size and with well-formed brow. There are salient ridges above the eyes, but these are not the monsterous projections of the Neanderthal type. One gains the idea that the cast of the countenance of the possessors of these skulls must have been much more fierce and commanding than that of the milder race which preceded them

 

8 Ancient Giants with Primitive Skulls Buried Like a Sun Wheel in Walkerton, Indiana Mound

Archaic type skull with a protruding brow ridge and sloping forehead. This type of skull is diagnostic of the Maritime Archaic who spread into the Great Lakes region. 


The News, October 23, 1925
MOUND GIANTS IN INDIANA SAID TO ANTEDATE INDIAN
   South bend, Indiana - Eight skeletons, one of them clad in copper armor, and a heard of rare war weapons and bits of personal adornment have been found in a mysterious mound on the farm of Grove Vosburg near Walkerton.
Vosburg, a 70-year-old farmer, had long desired to know the secret of the mount, which, according to local tradition dates back thousands of years. Secretly excavating the pile of earth he came upon a strange burial place.
Giant Skeletons
    The eight skeletons lay in a circular formation, arranged like the spokes of a wheel, with skulls together.  Copper breastplates, bands and other bits of armor adorned the skeleton on one man, who apparently had been of giant stature.  Embedded in this skull was a beautifully chipped arrowhead.
The soft earth of the mound revealed other treasures. Three pounds of ore believed to be either silver or white gold, lie with the bones. There were corroded copper bands, which antiquarians here believe were used to bind war clubs, two pipe bowls, one of smooth black stone and the other carved replica of a fantastic monster, were found.
   The belief that the bones are not those of Indians, but belonged to the ancient and little-known race of mound builders has arisen because of the great size of the bones and the fact that the skull formations are not those of the Indian types.  The skulls seem to have little forehead and the eye cavities are high in the head