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Alien-Looking Skeleton Poses Medical Mystery

A 6-inch-long skeleton was found in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The skeleton showed several anomalies, including its alien-like skull, teensy body and the fact that it had just 10 ribs rather than the 12.

A teensy skeleton with a squashed alien-like head may have earthly origins, but the remains, found in the Atacama Desert a decade ago, do make for quite a medical mystery.

Apparently when the mummified specimen was discovered, some had suggested the possibility it was an alien that had somehow landed on Earth, though the researchers involved never suggested this otherworldly origin.

Now, DNA and other tests suggest the individual was a human and was 6 to 8 years of age when he or she died. Even so, the remains were just 6 inches (15 centimeters) long.

"While the jury is out regarding the mutations that cause the deformity, and there is a real discrepancy in how we account for the apparent age of the bones … every nucleotide I've been able to look at is human," researcher Garry Nolan, professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford School of Medicine, told LiveScience. "I've only scratched the surface in the analysis. But there is nothing that jumps out so far as to scream 'nonhuman.'"

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http://news.discovery.com/human/alien-looking-skeleton-poses-medical-mystery-130430.htm

bizzare.

 

[Jzero]

Whoa that's crazy, it looks like a toy.

 

[Raxus]

It actually reminds me of the tiny aliens in from Men In Black.

 

[User 100115]

Saw this earlier, was wondering if the same thing they did back then to 'shrink heads' would work on a whole body?

Cause I can't imagine a 6 or 8 year old being that small. I could see it being something fetal maybe but a half grown kid? For context, my 8 year old is over 4 ft.

 

[Kwixotik]

6 to 8 years old and 6 inches tall? That is insane.

 

[NinjaFridge]

 

[liquidtmd]

Itshappening.gif in 3...2...1

 

[UberTag]

Anyone remember that late 1980s cult classic, The Gate?

 

[SolarPowered]

Look at this thing. You have be kidding me.

 

[Socreges]

When was this actually discovered?

 

[Iksenpets]

Time for science to clone the little bugger and study him alive.

 

[Woorloog]

They think there is no (known) form of (genetic, did i read that correctly?) dwarfism that would lead to this?
So it is probably caused by other factors (toxins, developmental disorders, something), not genetics?


Still don't get how any rational being would suggest the skeleton is an alien's skeleton.

 

[ssowinski]

BS. I count 14 ribs, 7 each side.

 

[TCRS]

Saw this earlier, was wondering if the same thing they did back then to 'shrink heads' would work on a whole body?

Cause I can't imagine a 6 or 8 year old being that small. I could see it being something fetal maybe but a half grown kid? For context, my 8 year old is over 4 ft.

Maybe we've discovered a new Homo species.

 

[User 100115]

When was this actually discovered?

...found in the Atacama Desert a decade ago

So I would guess early 2000s.

Maybe we've discovered a new Homo species.

Well, there were the 'hobbits' they found on that island a few years back, but this is waaaaaaaaayyyyyy smaller than that, and don't have the whole 'island shrinkage' thing to explain them.

 

[smuf]

Kinda looks like Beavis from Beavis & Butthead.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

If it weren't for the 6-8 years old thing I would have just said an incredibly malformed stillborn child, but who knows. Very strange.

 

[Bombadil]

Clearly it's a carved artifact made from human bone.

 

[wenis]

Anyone remember that late 1980s cult classic, The Gate?

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Hahaha yea!

 

[Funky Papa]

Is it possible to ascertain the age of a subjet just by his DNA? Honest question.

 

[Ra\/en]

Clearly aliens.

 

[Camp Lo]

That is awesome!!!

Spoiler

if real

 

[spiderman123]

Looks like what I poop out everyday

 

[User 100115]

Clearly it's a carved artifact made from human bone.

That's some detailed as hell carving.

 

[Woorloog]

Clearly it's a carved artifact made from human bone.

Had this thought but signs from tools would be visible.

 

[joe2187]

Looks like what I poop out everyday

A diet of midgets will do that to you.

 

[hateradio]

That looks so fake.

 

[meppi]

Been hearing about this for the past couple of months. Glad to see pictures of it were finally released.

You guys should listen to Mysterious Universe more often.

 

[-COOLIO-]

must have been smart.

 

[GDGF]

Maybe we can't find the aliens because they're so itty bitty.

 

[TedNindo]

 

[Alebrije]

 

[Clydefrog]

Clearly it's a carved artifact made from human bone.

3D-printed from human bone

 

[Bombadil]

That's some detailed as hell carving.

Shit.

 

[Sadsic]

shouldnt there be like, more noise about this or something

 

[Socreges]

Maybe we've discovered a new Homo species.

All other homo species and primates evolved in the Eastern hemisphere. And humans were in South America for too short a time for another species to branch off and evolve in this way.

When approximately did it die?

I'm calling shenanigans.

 

[AceOcelot]

I WANT TO BELIEVE

....but....

 

[Mully]

It's just a devolved Haley Joel Osment.

 

[MasLegio]

 

[freenudemacusers]

Maybe we've discovered a new Homo species.

that's a bit judgmental, wouldn't you say?

 

[Woorloog]

shouldnt there be like, more noise about this or something

Why?
It is human and it is just a decade or two old. Sure, it is really odd looking and really small for its age (6 years or so) but that's about it.

 

[MrHicks]

15cm at 8 years old??????????????

how is that even possible
maybe a hybrid lol?

 

[Takao]

RIP George Shrinks

 

[Ra\/en]

It's just a devolved Haley Joel Osment.

 

[davepoobond]

Could you guys imagine little 6 inch humans running around with huge deformed heads?

 

[spiderman123]

Could you guys imagine little 6 inch humans running around with huge deformed heads?

PENIS

 

[meppi]

Bit more info.

 

[User 100115]

You didn't read the article did you?

 

[UberTag]

Could you guys imagine little 6 inch humans running around with huge deformed heads?

What spiderman123 said. Women would just use them as living dildos.

 

[NEO0MJ]

So, this is just a fake, right? I refuse to believe that's real. It's too freaky.

Anyways, why does the body look so strange?