Did Giants Exist? Part 4: Were Giants Responsible for the World’s Ancient Megalithic Structures?

From the U.K. to the Middle East and beyond, megalithic structures entice the imagination, but sometimes leave few clues as to the nature or method of their construction. But, if giants did exist in prehistory, is it possible they built these structures to match their stature?
Did Giants Exist? Part 4: Were Giants Responsible for the World’s Ancient Megalithic Structures?
Left: A megalithic stone at Avebury Cove. (Jim Champion/Wikimedia Commons) Top right: Megaliths at Ollantaytambo in Peru. (Wolfgang Beyer/Wikimedia Commons) Bottom right: A megalith at Baalbek in Lebanon. (Wikimedia Commons) Background: Bikerboy82/iStock/Thinkstock
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Imagine our world long ago, when the Great Pyramid at Giza and Stonehenge were young. The freshly cut stones are smooth to the touch without the erosion and decay that will eventually besiege them. Their towering architecture rises into the sky as a beacon of human ingenuity and accomplishment.

Megalithic structures are found all over the world, from South America (Puma Punku) heading east to Japan (Ishibutai Tomb), and just about everywhere in between.

Is it possible that ancient giants built some of these towering structures?

Construction of the Great Pyramid and the megalithic foundation at Baalbek temple complex in Lebanon still stump scientists. If giants existed, they would naturally have an advantage over a typical man in constructing large, megalithic structures.