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Humboldt Museum
Local history museum with skulls of red-haired giants.
Category Unique Collections, Lost Tribes
Local legends passed down by the Paiute Indians tell of a race of giants who were exterminated by the tribe. It is said this was done by trapping the giants in a cave, shooting arrows at them, and then starting a large fire at the mouth of the cave. When the Lovelock Cave was later mined, many giant skeletons and artifacts were found in the area; there was also a large quantity of arrowheads found in the cave. Many of the artifacts were lost in a fire, but some of the skulls and artifacts are located at this museum.
You'll find a small, barely marked collection of the artifacts (arrowheads, etc.) on the second floor, in the display case by the window. The skulls themselves are kept in a back room, where the curator stores them out of view so as "not to offend the Indians." Ask her about the legend and she'll lead you downstairs to her office, where she keeps them unceremoniously lined up in a cabinet.
The majority of materials
contained in the Humboldt Museum pertain to local Winnemucca history and
include: antique cars, period clothing, furniture and valuables passed
down by successful families. Most prominently displayed is the skeletal
remains of a wooly mammoth found nearby.
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- Hours Open weekdays from 9-4, and Saturdays from 1-4 (May-October).
- Website museum website
- Address 175 W Jungo Rd, Winnemucca, Nevada, United States
- Cost Free, but $3 donation suggested.
After passing over the highway, look for a small road on your left and an old white church (the museum itself is the brick building in back).
Comments
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Anonymous
June 21, 2012
Do any of the skulls have the double rows of teeth? -
The skulls are definitely on the larger side (more prominent jaw bone and back of the cranium than seems average these days), but the differences are subtle. If you're looking for more on this, maybe check out the Lovelock cave, where the skulls were found, as the collection at the museum itself is interesting but small.
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Anonymous
April 20, 2010
Hi, this is more of a request than comment; I am from Poland and would like to either visit the museum to see this red-haired giant's skull or to have someone take a picture of the skull. Before I take that long trip I would like to see how big the skull is compared to a regular size human skull. Can you help with that? I am ready to pay... Great regards, Bob Nowik
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Anonymous
August 1, 2009
They look pretty normal sized to me. Nothing extraordinary. I mean, that's a quarter in front of the skull not a CD... right?
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Anonymous
July 22, 2009
Could these be the remains of the Nephilim?
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