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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 Suppression of Native American Archaeology

Poe wrote the Smithsonian to inquire about them. Native Americans didn't use coffins or caskets. Poe received a reply from the Smithsonian: We have not been able to find the specimens in our collections. The matter was pursued again in 1992 by another researcher, David Barron. He was told the coffins were wooden troughs.

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