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Is This a Tiny Alien Skeleton? Scientists Say “No”, But Not Everyone is Convinced
... in 2003 in La Noria, a ghost town in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Stories say her remains were laid to rest in a white ... human.” Mummified specimen from the Atacama region of Chile. Frontal view of the skull of the Ata specimen. E. ... Top Image: Mummified specimen from the Atacama region of Chile. Scientists say the remains are of a baby girl with ...
Alicia McDermott - 23/03/2018 - 12:59
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20-Million-Year-Old Skull Whispers Evolutionary Secrets
... discovered 160 years later, high in the Andes Mountains of Chile in South America. Winter snows forbade Darwin from ... skull discovered in the Andes Mountains of Chile. Source: AMNH / Facebook . By Ashley Cowie ...
ashley cowie - 23/08/2019 - 07:51
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Neolithic Atacama Desert Farmers Battled Violently Over Resources
... , focused on 164 graves found in the Atacama Desert of Chile, showed that 3,000 years ago the first Neolithic ... with brutal consequences. In the northern part of Chile, sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes ... author of the study from the University of Tarapaca in Chile. The findings revealed healed wounds, perimortem ...
Sahir - 08/09/2021 - 18:42
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Sun and Earth Aligned: Ancient Andean Calendar is Illuminated on the Atacama Desert
On the winter solstice of 2017 a dedicated historian at Chile’s Pre-Columbian Art Museum in Santiago, Dr. Cecilia ... Sanhueza, was following a hunch in the Atacama Desert, Chile. She observed “a row of three cairns… and two ... On the winter solstice of 2017 a dedicated historian at Chile’s Pre-Columbian Art Museum in Santiago, Dr. Cecilia ...
ashley cowie - 29/05/2018 - 13:57
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Exploring the City of Caesars: Patagonia's Legendary Lost City
... once existed in Patagonia, nestled between contemporary Chile and Argentina. Legend has it that the City of Caesars, ... once existed in Patagonia, nestled between contemporary Chile and Argentina. Despite rumors and reports having ... king of the Muisca people. Similar stories abound. In Chile, Lost City of Z is a rumored hub of wealth hidden deep ...
Joanna Gillan - 23/03/2023 - 00:57
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7,000-year-old Chinchorro mummies are turning gelatinous
The Chinchorro mummies of Chile survived more than 7,065 years without deteriorating ... museum of the University of Tarapacá in Arica, Chile, on the northwest coast of that South American country. ... inhabited the coast of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile and southern Peru between 7000 and 1500 BC. They relied ...
Mark Miller - 11/03/2015 - 21:00
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New Moai Statue Found on Chile’s Easter Island Excites Researchers
... . New Moai Statue Found on Chile’s Easter Island Excites Researchers ...
Sahir - 28/02/2023 - 17:45
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Oldest Mummies in the World Are Turning into Black Slime
The Chinchorro mummies of Chile, which have been preserved for at least 7,000 years, ... who inhabited the coast of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile and southern Peru between 7000 and 1500 B.C. The people ... the Andes School children uncover 7,000-year-old mummy in Chile 7,000-year-old Chinchorro mummies are turning ...
aprilholloway - 29/10/2016 - 14:45
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Rights of the Dead and the Living Clash when Scientists Extract DNA from Human Remains
The remains of a 6-inch long mummy from Chile are not those of a space alien, according to recently ... left it behind. The remains of a 6-inch long mummy from Chile are not those of a space alien, according to recently ... one . The mummified fetus from the Atacama region of Chile. Bhattacharya S et al. 2018 , CC BY Authorities in ...
ancient-origins - 09/04/2018 - 14:00
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Lethal Effects of Ancient Tobacco Consumption Identified in the Miscarried Baby of a Shamaness
... of that baby were found in a rock shelter in Northern Chile and have the earliest known traces of ancient tobacco ... of that baby were found in a rock shelter in Northern Chile and have the earliest known traces of ancient tobacco ... shamanic session. And in the indigenous Mapuche culture of Chile today, women still hold an important shamanic role as ...
Alicia McDermott - 30/11/2018 - 18:58
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Oldest and First ‘Wampo’ Ritual Canoe Burial Found in Argentina
... Argentinian Patagonia region, near the current border of Chile and Argentina. An almost 900-year-old canoe burial of ... Argentinian Patagonia region, near the current border of Chile and Argentina. The recent find is the earliest canoe ... an archaeologist at the Universidad Católica de Temuco in Chile and the study’s lead author. It is also important to ...
Sahir - 25/08/2022 - 19:00
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Dressed to Kill: The Vibrant Textiles Adorning these Incan Mummies Have a Lethal Secret
... on textiles buried with two Incan mummies sacrificed in Chile. Since making the find, they’ve warned other ... on textiles buried with two Incan mummies sacrificed in Chile. Since making the find, they’ve warned other ... is the first known example of ancient peoples in northern Chile having used the pigment. Detail of the restored ...
Alicia McDermott - 29/07/2018 - 18:49
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Pumas, Cougars And Jaguars: Feline Deities Of Prehistoric South America
... Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Several species have been identified in ancient South America: from Chile, Puma concolor puma named by explorer Juan Ignacio ...
ashley cowie - 20/01/2021 - 20:48
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Araucanian “Staircase to Heaven” Symbolism in the Pre-Hispanic World
... symbols of the Lituche-Araucanian cultural substrate of Chile is the Rehue or stepped totem carved in wood. One of ... symbols of the Lituche-Araucanian cultural substrate of Chile is the Rehue or stepped totem carved in wood. The Rehue ... canelo tree on the grounds of the Austral University of Chile. (Lin linao / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) The Araucanians’ Way of ...
Rafael Videla Eissmann - 16/01/2022 - 18:00
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New study sheds light on drug culture in Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Unlike modern Man, ancient inhabitants of the Andes did not use mind-altering substances simply for their hedonistic pleasure. The use of alcohol and plant drugs was highly regulated and went hand-in-hand with their belief system and sacred rituals.
aprilholloway - 04/09/2014 - 00:05
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Retiree Discovers Ancient Site in Chile Using Google Earth
... By April Holloway Retiree Discovers Ancient Site in Chile Using Google Earth ...
aprilholloway - 22/04/2013 - 12:37
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Critically Endangered South American Forests were Planted by Ancient Peoples
... archaeologists have found. Huge swathes of land in Chile, Brazil and Argentina are covered with millions of ... Araucaria branches. Conguillío National Park, Araucanía, Chile. ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Ancient Landscaping Dr Mark Robinson, ... Araucaria over a Nothofagus forest, Araucania Region, Chile. Source: Flavio Camus ( CC BY-NC 2.0 ) The article “ ...
ancient-origins - 18/05/2018 - 13:56
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Truck Driver Destroyed Famous Easter Island Moai Statue
In a freak accident, a truck crashed into and destroyed one of the famous moai statues of Easter Island.
ashley cowie - 07/03/2020 - 16:37
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Paraphernalia Discovered in Bolivian Cave Shows Ancient Ayahuasca Use
In 2001, American rapper Afroman released the sensational song “Because I Got High” in which he almost “cleaned his room” but got “high” instead. Now, it would appear that ancient cultures in South America were also going to clean their caves, but got “high”.
ashley cowie - 07/05/2019 - 02:00
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Hunter-Gatherers in the Atacama Desert Resorted to Brutal Violence
... of years ago, a study alluded to Neolithic farmers in Chile’s Atacama Desert engaging in violent battles over ... of years ago, a study alluded to Neolithic farmers in Chile’s Atacama Desert engaging in violent battles over ... led by Vivien Standen from the University of Tarapacá in Chile uncovered the harsh realities experienced by ancient ...
Sahir - 21/09/2023 - 22:58