1958-1959 Crescent Mound excavation yields 7'2" Adena skeleton. Dr. Don Drago, curator of the section of man at the Carnegie Museum, excavated the Crescent Mound in 1958-1959 Subfloor tomb F28 contained the largest male skeleton, measured in the grave at approximately 7'2" tall Drago's 1963 published report described the individual as a potential "darling of a primitive basketball team"
In 1958-1959, Carnegie Museum curator Dr. Don Drago excavated West Virginia's Crescent Mound and found an Adena male in subfloor tomb F28 measuring roughly 7'2" in the grave. His 1963 report nicknamed the man a "darling of a primitive basketball team." Archaeologist Olivia Jones noted this was a field measurement, not scientific reconstruction, and a later curator suggested the 7-foot figure may be a typo absent from Drago's original notes. The remains were never remeasured, and NAGPRA (1990) still does not cover the Smithsonian.
Key Facts
- Dr. Don Drago, curator of the section of man at the Carnegie Museum, excavated the Crescent Mound in 1958-1959
- Subfloor tomb F28 contained the largest male skeleton, measured in the grave at approximately 7'2" tall
- Drago's 1963 published report described the individual as a potential "darling of a primitive basketball team"
- Archaeologist Olivia Jones claimed the height was a field measurement rather than scientific reconstruction
- A Carnegie Museum curator stated the 7-foot measurement may be a typo, as it cannot be found in Drago's original notes
- The Crescent Mound skeleton has never been displayed or remeasured since the original excavation
- The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, does not apply to the Smithsonian, and many universities remain in violation
Source: The Gigantic Smithsonian Giant Bone Debacle #archaeology #realarchaeology #conspiracy by DeDunking