Posted on 11/26/2011 10:20:45 AM PST by nickcarraway
The so-called "alien skull" recently discovered in Peru might not be so alien afterall. The skeletal structure features an oversized, triangular-shaped skull nearly as large as the being's small body, which have led many to conclude that it is not human and must therefore be an alien being from another planet. But even the man who discovered the remains insists that it is a human child with some type of deformity and not extraterrestrial life.
Peruvian anthropologist Renato Davila Riquelme made the discovery, and has declared the remains as those of a child. But the alien skull story picked up momentum when RPP, a Peruvian news site, published an article that featured a number of quotes from anonymous, unnamed Spanish and Russian scientists who claim that the remains are "clearly" those of an alien.
A statement from the scientists read:
"It has a non-human appearance. The head is triangular and big, almost the same size as the boy... yes, it's an extraterrestrial being."
The scientific community has long hypothesized that if alien life exists, it is unlikely to look similar to humans. Critics of the "alien skull" theory say that the skull could be that of a hydrocephalic child or a tribal member that underwent tribal rituals that involved skull modification, an ancient practice dating back thousands of years.
Artificial cranial deformation has been practices as far back as 45,000 BC when it was seen in Neanderthal skulls. It's also been traced back to the Proto-Neolithic Homo sapiens from the 12th millenium BCE. Ritual cranial deformation typically begins just after the birth of a child and over the course of the next few years until the desired shape is reached or the child rejects the apparatus used for modification. The practice was generally done to signify group affiliation or to demonstrate social status.
The recently discovered Peruvian skull has some similarities with skulls from the Andean Paracas culture. These skulls were deformed artificially.
Until these so-called scientists come forth and reveal their identities, it's safe to assume that the remains are that of a human child and not an alien.
The thing is that half the stuff that now appears on the history channel....is fairly bogus. They won’t even go back and inform folks of these noted discoveries.
Yeah right, that's just when they want us to believe.
Aliens...
Drake: Go, Vasquez. Kick *ss, man.
Vasquez: Any time, anywhere, man.
Hudson: Right, right. Someone said "alien"; she thought they said illegal alien and signed up!
This title is misleading. Has anyone said that the skull is fake? Aside from the kook speculation about it being extraterrestrial, there is no reason at this point to think that the skull is anything but real and human, that of a deliberately deformed child. Who knows, maybe the efforts to deform it were what killed it. I know of no evidence to support the supposition that the skull is a hoax.
The “star child” skull found in Mexico in the 1930’s apparently has some unusual DNA.
http://www.starchildproject.com/index.htm
“Duffy’s Tavern where the elite meet to eat”. Gildersleeve was an alien??
Odds are!
Nah, not a hoax. Definitely alien — it has one of those cards from the mexican embassy
Nah, not a hoax. Definitely alien — it has one of those cards from the mexican embassy
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