1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGeorge Dvorskyhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/georgedvorsky-usa/'Alien' Mummy Found In Atacama Desert Is Actually A Tiny, Mutated Humanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PXy3c6A2lo"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/03/alien-mummy-found-in-atacama-desert-is-actually-a-tiny-mutated-human/">‘Alien’ Mummy Found In Atacama Desert Is Actually A Tiny, Mutated Human</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/03/alien-mummy-found-in-atacama-desert-is-actually-a-tiny-mutated-human/embed/#?secret=PXy3c6A2lo" width="600" height="338" title="“‘Alien’ Mummy Found In Atacama Desert Is Actually A Tiny, Mutated Human” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="PXy3c6A2lo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/23/s3ljpqjbafomjvkmqcc7.jpg?quality=75970546Back in 2003, a strange skeleton was discovered in a deserted Chilean town in the Atacama Desert. Featuring an elongated skull, sunken eye sockets, and an impossibly tiny body, some suggested it was of extraterrestrial origin. An updated genetic analysis confirms the skeleton as being human — but with an unprecedented variety of mutations.