Tony Oursler. Hoisted from the Pit

by Pascal Rousseau, Marina Isgro

To this day, the » Cardiff Giant« is one of the most incredible scientific forgeries in the history of North American archaeology. The stone figure is named after the site where it was discovered in upstate New York. George Hull, an atheist, had become acquainted with the Bible verse Genesis 6:4 at a methodist revival meeting. It inspired him to have an oversize stone figure carved that he subsequently buried in the ground on the property of his accomplice William Newell. One year later, they ar

ISBN: 9783864424632

Published: 2026-01-04

Publisher: Snoeck Publishing Company

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