Post by Montezuma on Mar 17, 2023 1:33:41 GMT -5
When this is said that which the the tallest nation that ever lived, so the most common answer in the Dutch, particularly Netherlands, and in ancient world those are the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish scandinavian vikings. However, that isn't true. The truth is, Americans indians were on average, taller than Norse people. Yeah, more than vikings and dutch. The North western Plain indians were taller than vikings while the Osage indians on South eastern american forest stood taller than even Modern day netherlandians! Here is the proof:
(Note: only men heights are observed here)
The average height of Scandinavian nations is 5 feet 10 inches. However, in Viking era, men heights were shorter than their modern relatives. Most Vikings men, as evident from Scandinavian ancient skeletal remains, were only 5'7feet in average.
"The examination of skeletons from different localities in Scandinavia reveals that the average height of the Vikings was a little less than that of today: men were about 5 ft 7-3/4 in. tall and women 5 ft 2-1/2 in."
www.vikinganswerlady.com/vikheight.shtml#:~:text=%22The%20examination%20of%20skeletons%20from,2%2D1%2F2%20in.
Being on 5'7 feet average, most Northern Plain Native americans dawrfed them with few inches where Cheyenne being the tallest as 5'10 feet! And the Kiowa being the smallest 5'7feet. The average plain indian height was 5'8-5'9ft.
"Boas found that the height of the average Cheyenne was a whopping 5’10”; the Arapaho about 5’9”; the Crow 5’8-1/2”; Sioux 5’8” and the Blackfeet a fraction under the Sioux; the Kiowa were 5’7” and the Assiniboine a fraction under the Kiowa."
www.google.com/amp/s/www.notesfromthefrontier.com/amp/standing-tall-1800s-native-americans-were-tallest-in-the-world
However, in modern times, due to a 150 years constant consumption of dairy and meaty products, the men of Netherland are considered as the tallest of any nation as men average 6 feet!
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country
But, despite of such an impressive average, one native american tribe still dwarf them! The Osage indians! The area they occupied is this:
According to the researches, they averaged over 6 ft! Few of them were below 6ft and 6'5-6'6 to even 7ft were common heights in them!
"Hunting territory of 100,000 square miles. Some Europeans compared Osage warriors to conquering Roman legions or medieval knights. Jefferson called their warriors "gigantic" – averaging well over 6 feet in height. (One Osage chief was 7 feet tall and weighed 300 pounds!) Warriors were very hardy and could travel 60 miles a day – on foot!"
www.umsl.edu/continuinged/louisiana/Am_Indians/1-Osage/1-osage.html#:~:text=Some%20Europeans%20compared%20Osage%20warriors,and%20weighed%20300%20pounds!)
"The 19th-century painter George Catlin described the Osage as "the tallest race of men in North America, either red or white skins; there being ... many of them six and a half, and others seven feet."[5] The missionary Isaac McCoy described the Osage as an "uncommonly fierce, courageous, warlike nation" and said they were the "finest looking Indians I have ever seen in the West".[6]"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osage_Nation
"Physically , the Osages were the finest specimens of Western Indians -tall , erect and dignified . The average height of the men was over six feet ."
www.google.com.pk/books/edition/History_of_the_State_of_Kansas/5t09AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&authuser=2
From 1989 book: History of the Osage indians.
"While the average of Osage warriors was approximately six feet two or three inches in height, some were as much as seven".
"All Indians and Europeans who met them were in awe of these giants".
books.google.com.pk/books?id=pE11AAAAMAAJ&q=osage+indian+average+height&dq=osage+indian+average+height&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&authuser=2&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD8qTbouL9AhUwVaQEHdCyBowQ6AF6BAgIEAM#osage%20indian%20average%20height
So the average height of an Osage indian man was 6'2 or 6'3 feet, inches longer than a modern day Hollandian man.
So as the evidence shows, on average, Native Americans of North America are taller than Dutch and Scandinavians. On of the most common myth of norse as being the tallest human race is, debuncked.
(Note: only men heights are observed here)
The average height of Scandinavian nations is 5 feet 10 inches. However, in Viking era, men heights were shorter than their modern relatives. Most Vikings men, as evident from Scandinavian ancient skeletal remains, were only 5'7feet in average.
"The examination of skeletons from different localities in Scandinavia reveals that the average height of the Vikings was a little less than that of today: men were about 5 ft 7-3/4 in. tall and women 5 ft 2-1/2 in."
www.vikinganswerlady.com/vikheight.shtml#:~:text=%22The%20examination%20of%20skeletons%20from,2%2D1%2F2%20in.
Being on 5'7 feet average, most Northern Plain Native americans dawrfed them with few inches where Cheyenne being the tallest as 5'10 feet! And the Kiowa being the smallest 5'7feet. The average plain indian height was 5'8-5'9ft.
"Boas found that the height of the average Cheyenne was a whopping 5’10”; the Arapaho about 5’9”; the Crow 5’8-1/2”; Sioux 5’8” and the Blackfeet a fraction under the Sioux; the Kiowa were 5’7” and the Assiniboine a fraction under the Kiowa."
www.google.com/amp/s/www.notesfromthefrontier.com/amp/standing-tall-1800s-native-americans-were-tallest-in-the-world
However, in modern times, due to a 150 years constant consumption of dairy and meaty products, the men of Netherland are considered as the tallest of any nation as men average 6 feet!
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country
But, despite of such an impressive average, one native american tribe still dwarf them! The Osage indians! The area they occupied is this:
According to the researches, they averaged over 6 ft! Few of them were below 6ft and 6'5-6'6 to even 7ft were common heights in them!
"Hunting territory of 100,000 square miles. Some Europeans compared Osage warriors to conquering Roman legions or medieval knights. Jefferson called their warriors "gigantic" – averaging well over 6 feet in height. (One Osage chief was 7 feet tall and weighed 300 pounds!) Warriors were very hardy and could travel 60 miles a day – on foot!"
www.umsl.edu/continuinged/louisiana/Am_Indians/1-Osage/1-osage.html#:~:text=Some%20Europeans%20compared%20Osage%20warriors,and%20weighed%20300%20pounds!)
"The 19th-century painter George Catlin described the Osage as "the tallest race of men in North America, either red or white skins; there being ... many of them six and a half, and others seven feet."[5] The missionary Isaac McCoy described the Osage as an "uncommonly fierce, courageous, warlike nation" and said they were the "finest looking Indians I have ever seen in the West".[6]"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osage_Nation
"Physically , the Osages were the finest specimens of Western Indians -tall , erect and dignified . The average height of the men was over six feet ."
www.google.com.pk/books/edition/History_of_the_State_of_Kansas/5t09AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&authuser=2
From 1989 book: History of the Osage indians.
"While the average of Osage warriors was approximately six feet two or three inches in height, some were as much as seven".
"All Indians and Europeans who met them were in awe of these giants".
books.google.com.pk/books?id=pE11AAAAMAAJ&q=osage+indian+average+height&dq=osage+indian+average+height&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&authuser=2&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD8qTbouL9AhUwVaQEHdCyBowQ6AF6BAgIEAM#osage%20indian%20average%20height
So the average height of an Osage indian man was 6'2 or 6'3 feet, inches longer than a modern day Hollandian man.
So as the evidence shows, on average, Native Americans of North America are taller than Dutch and Scandinavians. On of the most common myth of norse as being the tallest human race is, debuncked.
