Scientists probing ‘alien mummies’ in Peru have shared new details they say prove the specimens are ‘100 percent real.’Â Dozens of these mummified bodies were discovered in the Nazca desert by journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan, which has led to years of investigations to uncover the truth. Now, the team says they have found human-like
Scientists on a mission to prove Peruvian mummies are aliens have made a new discovery they believe confirms the bodies are authentic. Dozens of these specimens were discovered in the Nazca desert by journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan, which has led to years of investigations to uncover the truth. Now, the team says they have found evidence
AP Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some difference in the intensity of their odours, all could be described as “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet”. They say recreating the composition of the smells
Egyptian mummies embalmed in scented oils and waxes for their journey to the afterlife still smell rather nice today. Centuries after they were painstakingly prepared for death, mummies still produce an odour described as woody, spicy and sweet. But unfortunately for the Egyptians, who believed a ‘good’ smell after death brought people closer to the
The ‘alien mummies’ discovered in Peru have largely been dismissed as a hoax by the scientific community, but researchers studying the specimens believe otherwise. Dr José Zalce, former director of the Mexican Navy Medical Department, has analyzed 21 of the strange bodies, finding ‘fingerprints, bone wear, dental formations, muscular features and internal organs – proving
Since his discovery on 19 December 1991 by German hikers, Ötzi (artist’s impression) has provided window into early human history. Since his discovery on 19 December 1991 by German hikers, Ötzi has provided a window into early human history. His mummified remains were uncovered in melting glacier in the mountainous border between Austria and Italy.
A culture flourished along the central Peruvian coast from about A.D. 900 to 1500. Called the Chancay, they left behind a wealth of cultural remains, including intricate tattoos that are preserved to this day on the skin of mummified individuals. New details of these tattoos that were previously hidden to the naked eye, including finely
The case of Peru’s mysterious ‘alien mummies’ continues to deepen after the unveiling of two new creatures named Paloma and Antonio. The corpses were said to have been found in the Nazca desert, where the first mummy was uncovered seven years ago by journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan. Paloma and Antonio share the same three
More than a dozen ancient Egyptian mummies adorned with gold tongues and fingernails were discovered inside 2,000-year-old tombs. A team of Egyptian and Spanish researchers uncovered these artifacts and more while excavating the Al-Bahnasa archaeological site in Egypt’s Minya governate. Their mission was part of a decades-long project to study the site, with the latest
Dissection has begun on hands from one of Peru’s hotly debated ‘alien mummies’ — seen in an eerie new video revealing bones and odd metallic structures. Worldwide controversy has followed these now roughly dozen or so small peculiar specimens, often referred to as the ‘Nazca Tridactyls’ after the region in Peru where they are believed to