Large Indian Uncovered in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Large Indian Uncovered in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

       Numerous giant Indian remains were discovered in Massachusetts

Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 1883

On the west shore of Oyster Island, in Cotuit Harbor, was found part of the skeleton of a large lndian buried in a sitting posture, but much disarranged by the sliding away of the bank which had uncovered it.

Ancient Giant Human Skeleton Unearthed in Boston Massachusetts

Ancient Giant Human Skeleton Unearthed in Boston 

Massachusetts

New York Times, December 21, 1891. 
     Boston, Mass., Dec. 20.-An Indian sepulcher has been unearthed on "Fish Marsh", in Saugus. The tomb was about seven feet below the surface and it contained the skeleton of a man of enormous proportions, which crumbled to dust upon exposure to the air. The body was buried in a sitting posture, facing the east. Beside the skeleton were found a pipe, a tomahawk blade an arrowhead, an ax and a cylindrical shaped stone. Near the grave an underground passage has been discovered. Excavations are being made for the purpose of exploring the passage. The discoveries were made by workmen who were excavating for building purposes.