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117: Forbidden Archaeology: Lost Giants of America | The Smithsonian's Biggest Secret

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

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The History of the Batguano Cave

The last remaining Sidicah either suffocated or burned alive. The tribes stuffed the cave entrance with sticks and brush and set it ablaze. When valuable Batguano was discovered, people started digging. Inside the cave, over 10,000 artifacts were recovered,. Some of the bones showed that marrow had been removed, a sign of possible cannibalism.

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