New discoveries about three-fingered ‘alien mummy’ found in South American cave revealed

Three-fingered ‘alien mummies’ discovered in Peru have been largely dismissed as a hoax by the scientific community, but a new study has suggested otherwise.

A recent image analysis of one of the hominins named ‘Maria’ has shown that it has biological similarities to that of a human, but with ‘many morphological and anatomical structural differences’.

It was observed that the creature’s bones flowed smoothly beneath the mummified casing, in a manner found throughout the human body, and that the elongated skull showed no signs of artificial skull deformation.

The team was also able to date the mummy to between 240 AD. and 383 AD, “indicating that it coexisted with the ancient Nazca civilization,” they shared in the study.

Maria, labeled M01, was one of six mummies found in 2017 in the tomb of Nazca, a city in southern Peru. A nine-month-old child and four men were also discovered.

Journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan found the mummies and paraded many of them before the Mexican Congress, claiming they are aliens who once walked the Earth.

Although Maussan has not renounced his story, experts are certain that the mummies are nothing more than puppets manipulated by grave robbers.

In 2018, a year after the discovery was announced, scientists concluded from at least four independent analyzes of DNA samples and other mummy material that they were modified, pre-Columbian mummies.

But the claims haven’t stopped Maussan and other researchers.

The latest research was conducted by a team of Peruvian researchers who conducted several tests on Maria.

The team performed a magnification examination, which allowed them to look inside and see that the mummy had no hair and external ears – there were only openings in the ear canals.

“The most striking feature of the skull is its significant elongation, without outward signs of cranial compression due to external factors,” reads the study published in the Journal of Social and Environmental Management.

‘It is the cranial dome in particular that shows atypical growth and development, resembling a dolichocephalic phenotype.

‘In addition, the skull volume is 30 percent larger than that of a normal human.’

Scans of its interior revealed that it had bulging eyes and protruding upper and lower jaws.

Maria was missing six teeth and the rest were severely worn; three wisdom teeth were also missing.

However, the team noted that “the most striking and unusual features of the humanoid body are found in the hands and feet.”

The width of the bones in the wrist, the palm, and the bases of the three fingers have all transitioned smoothly and uniformly, making the hands look as wide as a human’s, but eight inches longer.

“It is notable that each finger of the hand has four phalanges, as opposed to the three phalanges in a normal human,” researchers shared in the study.

The foot bones flowed smoothly to the three toes, and were similar in width to that of a human foot, but much longer at 10 inches.

“At the level of the toes, four phalanges are also observed in each of the three toes, while in normal humans there are typically only three phalanges per toe,” the study reads.

Compared to a normal human foot, Maria’s calcaneum, which forms the heel, shows a different shape and structure.

Normally, human calcaneal bones have a large bump at the back that helps support body weight and maintain balance when standing upright on two feet.

Maria’s, however, is missing a large bump, indicating that he walked hunched over to stay stable.

One aspect of Mary that Maussan proclaimed was that she was pregnant when she was mummified.

The new study found that the mummy was “impregnated with a white powder” known as diatomaceous earth, which is made from fossilized remains of microscopic algae.

The naturally occurring powder is not harmful to humans, but is used in insecticides because it kills the insects by dehydration.

The image analysis also revealed that the creature suffered from arthritis in its hands and feet, along with damage to the spine.

“Specimen M01, based on the morphoanatomical features of the pelvic bone structure, is compatible with a gynecoidal pelvis and would correspond to a female individual,” researchers wrote.

‘At the cranial level, however, it exhibits android features (typically male), characterized by prominent cranial prominences such as the glabella, the external occipital protuberance, mastoid processes and, in particular, thick cranial bones.

‘Based on the superficial morphological and tomographic imaging analysis, it is concluded that specimen M01 is a desiccated humanoid body with a biological architecture similar to that of humans, yet exhibiting numerous structural differences and morphological and anatomical singularities.’