When a bizarre-looking tiny skeleton was discovered in the Atacama Desert way back in 2003 ... Finally, the twisted tale of this “alien” mummy can finally be put to rest.

The dry Atacama desert has preserved many of these mummies until today. Jannina Campos, an archeologist at the Chinchorro ...

The mummy is thought to be that of a Christian ... The Chinchorro people from Chile's Atacama Desert are thought to be the first some 7,000 years ago - pre-dating the Egyptians' by 2,000 years.

which is home to some of the oldest mummies in the world, as per chile.travel. Foodies are also encouraged to try Azapa olive bread, a beloved local staple. The Atacama desert, which fringes the ...

(page 1428, this issue) analyzed DNA isolated from bone marrow of mummies excavated from the Atacama desert in north Chile. People buried in cemeteries of this region were naturally mummified by ...