The discovery of the Lovelock Giants was in 1911. Miners digging for bat guano in a Nevada cave stumbled upon strange objects, leading to official excavations in 1912 and 1924.

It is one of the ‘giant men’ of an ancient race of which skeletons were unearthed in Central Nevada,” reads a 1935 biography of John T. Reid, a mining engineer who worked in Lovelock.

Shortly after the second excavation, in 1931, an article published in local newspaper the Nevada Review-Miner, claimed that two giant skeletons had been discovered in a dry lake bed close to Lovelock.

Since 1912, the explorations within a Lovelock, Nevada cave have revealed oversized human skulls, sandals that measure 15 inches, and enormous handprints. These findings have intrigued experts who ...

The Lovelock Giants were discovered within a cave located in Nevada. Recent archaeological discoveries in Nevada have reignited interest in a long-held legend of red-haired giants who once roamed ...

A series of mysterious giant skeletons up to 10 feet tall reportedly discovered in and around Nevada caves last century — dubbed the “Giants of Lovelock” — are still baffling scientists ...

Still, such a place sounded pretty interesting so when my wife asked me where I wanted to travel on our vacation this year, I suggested, Lovelock Cave. Even ignoring the giants, the cave has an ...

Reid had heard Paiute stories about tall, redheaded cannibals, said to have lived near Lovelock Cave, so when he found red-haired skeletons he assumed he’d discovered the remains of the legendary ...

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