The Cardiff Giant

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The Cardiff Giant was one of the most well-known archaeological hoaxes in American history. It was a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m), 3,000-pound “Petrified Man” that was uncovered on October 16, 1869, by workmen digging a well behind William C. “Stub” Newell’s barn in Cardiff, New York. He covered up the giant with a tent & it became an attraction. Both this and an unauthorized copy made by P. T. Barnum are still on display. PT Barnum’s advertised at Marvin’s Marvellous Mechanical Museum, MI. Marvin’s wonderful mechanical museum.