Hunting for a Real-Life Hagrid

Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, fairies. Myths of strange creatures roaming the earth are plentiful, but one man is convinced they’re true when it comes to an ancient race of giants.

Jim Vieira isn’t convinced that giants once roamed North America, but he’s willing to stake years of research and his professional reputation on finding out.

The 48-year-old Massachusetts-based stonemason has spent seven years scouring the country for evidence that an abnormally tall race of human-like creatures with double rows of teeth lived here many thousands of years ago. He explains his work is of the historical detective variety, as he digs into accounts as recent as 100 years ago and mythology tracing back to early civilizations that hint at a lost race of giants who once roamed the earth. His education in economics and training in stonework has little to do with the bones he hopes to find, but he has spent the past seven years making a name for himself as an amateur archaeologist, pouring through historical accounts and searching for mysterious stone structures in search of the skeletal remains of a forgotten civilization.

Source: The Daily Beast

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