Remains from the Mastaba K2 (Beit Khallaf) near Bet Khalaf (~4,700 yrs old) show long bones with exuberant growth 🔬 Estimated height: 1.87 m vs 1.67 m average. Possibly King Sa-Nakht — potentially the oldest known case of gigantism ever recorded, though attribution is uncertain.
Ancient Egyptian King Sanct: Oldest Known Case of Gigantism from Third Dynasty
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- Remains found in 1901 in Mastaba K2 (Beit Khallaf) near Bet Khalaf, Egypt
- Estimated to date to third dynasty, approximately 4,700 years ago
- Long bones of arms and legs show signs of exuberant growth associated with gigantism
- Estimated height 1.8 m while average Egyptian male at time was 1.67 m
- Uncertain whether remains definitively belong to King Sanct
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