The results are in.
Small “non-human” mummified remains found in Peru over the summer fueled dozens of alien conspiracy theories of nothing more than dolls, forensic experts said.
The creepy figures – with just three fingers on each hand and an elongated ET-style head – were made with paper, glue, metal and human and animal bones, the country’s prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
“The conclusion is simple: it is a doll assembled with animal bones from this planet, with modern synthetic glue, therefore it was not assembled in pre-Hispanic times,” forensic archaeologist Flavio Estrada, who led the analysis, told reporters.
“They are not extraterrestrials; they are not aliens.”
Experts on Friday showed reporters a 2-foot-tall doll dressed in red, orange and green.
They said an examination showed the bones of birds, dogs and other animals were used to create the statue, except for their “very bad” hands, which were created with human bones.
Officials still don’t know who owns the strange figures, saying only that they were sent to Mexican nationals before they were seized by South American customs agents.
The creepy figure – with just three fingers on each hand and an elongated ET-style head – is made with paper, glue, metal and human and animal bones. AFP via Getty Images An examination showed the bones of birds, dogs and other animals were used to create the statue, except for their “very weak” hands, which were created with human bones. Carlos Garcia Granthon/Shutterstock
The conspiracy ran wild in September when ufologist José Jaime Maussan and several Mexican lawmakers vehemently insisted on the floor of Congress that the bodies were authentic.
Maussan claimed the bodies – which he dubbed Clara and Mauricio – were between 700 and 1,800 years old, discovered in 2017 in Cusco, Peru, near the pre-Columbian Nazca Lines.
“This is the first time it (extraterrestrial life) has been presented in such a form and I think there is a clear demonstration that we are dealing with a non-human specimen that is not related to any other species in our world,” he said in September.
One of the 2 foot tall dolls is dressed in red, orange and green. AFP via Getty Images The remains – dubbed Clara and Mauricio – aged between 700 and 1,800 years, were found in 2017 in Cusco, Peru, near the pre-Columbian Nazca Trail. AFP via Getty Images
Last month, Maussan and researchers testified that 30% of the remains’ DNA was from an “unknown species,” while the remaining DNA remained unclear.
The team also presented images of the corpses which proved they had no lungs or ribs – which makes sense considering the pair were handmade dolls.
UFO enthusiasts made similar claims about a corpse-like doll in 2017, which was later found to be a “recently manufactured doll, which had been covered with a mixture of paper and synthetic glue to simulate the presence of skin.”
Members of the press take pictures of a creepy doll during a press conference with forensic experts on January 12, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
Although the mystery of the figures has been solved, how they were transported to Mexico after being seized in Peru is still under investigation.
Peru’s Culture Minister Leslie Urteaga – who says the doll is a pre-Hispanic object – filed a criminal complaint in September.
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