The results of the analyses
Numerous analyses (of rocks and metals, dating, DNA, histology, molecular composition, etc.) have been conducted since 2017 in various specialized laboratories around the world.
Members of the Inkarri Cusco Institute were the first to conduct biological analyses to learn more about these mummified bodies. These analyses were made possible in large part by donations from internet users during a crowdfunding campaign on Ulule launched in February 2017. Subsequently, with the addition of new partners and thanks to samples collected at the Inkarri facilities, numerous other laboratories and institutions have continued the research. The analyses are currently ongoing.
This page contains all the analyses and reports to which we have had access.
Rock and Metal Analyses
The objects analyzed
Roche
Josefina’s Breastplate
Ring-shaped metal implant for a three-fingered hand
Metal implant of a large three-fingered hand
Albert’s metal hip implant
Metal object found with the bodies
Summary of Rock and Metal Analyses
| Chemical composition of rock and metals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Sedimentary rock of sandstone type. Possible presence of diatoms. | Concordant with the geology of Peru. |
| Josephina metallic implant | 85% copper | Composition concordant with an object of pre-Columbian period. Presence of oxidation and alteration attesting to its age. |
| Annular metallic implant of a three-fingered hand | 78% iron 16% chromium 5% carbon | Does not correspond to an object of pre-Columbian period: civilizations not mastering the extraction and the work of the iron. |
| Metal implant of a three-fingered hand | 60% gold 30% silver 10% copper | Composition concordant with an object of pre-Columbian period. Alloy known as tumbaga. |
| Metallic implant of Alberto's hip | 50% silver 25% copper | Concordant with the type compositions listed for pre-Columbian period objects. |
| Metal object shaped cross | 73% gold 18% copper 7% silver | Characteristic alloy of pre-Columbian manufactured objects, the tumbaga. |
Documents
PDF 11.5 MB – 170 pages
INGEMMET – Peru
In Spanish
PDF 7.4 MB – 102 pages
By Lilian Cristofol – France
Materials Science / Characterization Research Engineer
PDF 2.2 MB – 16 pages
By Lilian Cristofol – France
Materials Science / Characterization Research Engineer
Analysis of the powder covering the mummies
A whitish powder covers all the mummies discovered by “Mario.” Analysis of this powder has shown that it is diatomaceous earth, a siliceous sedimentary rock composed of the fossilized remains of diatoms, which are microscopic algae.
Hydrocarbon-based oil residues were also detected in the powder covering the mummies. “One of the compounds […] appears to be produced by a wide variety of plants (including many South American plants) and was commonly used as a component of the embalming resin used for Egyptian mummies. To me, it appears to be a natural compound of possibly ancient origin that was used in the preservation of these specimens.”
Ph.D., M.M.
PDF 315 KB – 4 pages
, Microtrace – USA
Carbon-14 Dating
Summary of Dating Analyses
| C14 DATING - Numbre of years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria | Victoria | Hands | Brain | |
| IFUNAM | 1771 ± 30 | 791 ± 30 | 1205 ± 30 | 1052 ±30 |
| BETA ANALYTICS | 1750 ± 30 | 6420 ± 30 | ||
| LAC UFF | 1040 ± 15 | |||
| CTGA | Bone: 1080 ± 25 | 1010 ± 20 | ||
| Skin: 7270 ± 40 | ||||
Documents
PDF 370 KB – 1 page
Beta Analytics Dating Laboratory – USA
PDF 370 KB – 1 page
Beta Analytics Dating Laboratory – USA
PDF 1 MB – 9 pages
, Instituto de Física, UNAM – Mexico
PDF 92 KB – 2 pages
, Caribbean Trace Genetics and Archeobiology – Puerto Rico
PDF 262 KB – 1 page
, LAC UFF – Brazil
DNA
Summary of DNA Analyses
| AnalysIs ADN - % commun with Homo Sapiens | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria | Wawita | Victoria | Hands | Brain | |
| BIOTECMOL | 33,6 | Neck vertebra: 36,27 | 19,82 | ||
| Hip bone: 29,12 | |||||
| PALEO DNA | 100 | 100 | |||
| ABRAXAS | Neck vertebra: 14,29 | 97,69 | |||
| Hip bone: 15,26 | |||||
| *PhD An. | 33,7 | 0.37 | |||
| **Universidad de San Petersburgo | 23,8 | 25,6 | |||
*Please contact us to obtain information from the author of these analyses
**This information is provided for reference only, as we were unable to obtain the analysis reports.
Documents
PDF 1.8 MB – 15 pages
Paleo-DNA Laboratory – Canada
PDF 272 KB – 6 pages
Genetech – Sri Lanka
PDF 1.9 MB – 12 pages
, Abraxas – Mexico
PDF 865 KB – 5 pages
Biotecmol – Mexico
PDF 252 KB – 8 pages
Paleo DNA – Canada
PDF 534 KB – 15 pages
, PhD S.K. – France
Histology of Victoria’s Skin
Two skin samples from Victoria, the small headless body, were examined by biologist José de la Cruz Ríos López.
PDF 3 MB – 13 pages
By José de la Cruz Ríos López, biologist – Mexico
In Spanish, French, and English
Molecular analysis of samples from María, Victoria, and the Big Hands
As part of The Alien Project, five samples taken from different parts of mummies found at the Nazca site (Peru) were sent to me for analysis of their molecular composition using mid-infrared spectroscopy. This technique makes it possible to identify the (bio)chemical composition of any sample consisting of organic matter.
The purpose of this analysis is therefore to examine these mummified fragments.
The analyses were conducted at the Dupuy de Lôme Research Institute (UMR CNRS 6027) in Vannes (France).
By Olivier Sire,
, Expert Appointed by the Rennes Court of Appeals in the fields of physicochemical and biological analysis and the agro-food industry.
PDF 1.115 MB – 17 pages
Olivier SIRE
Dupuy de Lôme Research Institute (France)
San Luis Gonzaga National University of Ica – Peru
UNSLG-ICA STATEMENT ON THE CASE OF THE DRY, THREE-FINGERED FIGURES FROM NASCA
PDF 2.8 MB – 3 pages
MORPHO-ANATOMICAL BIOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION AND DATE OF ANTIQUITY OF A TRIDACTYL HUMANOID SPECIMEN
PDF 1.22 MB – 22 pages
MORPHOMETRIC TOMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE HEAD OF THE TRIDACTYL HUMANOID SPECIMEN FROM NASCA
PDF 1.21 MB – 18 pages
Morphoanatomical Findings of Tridactyly in a Humanoid Specimen Found in Nasca
PDF 568 KB – 5 pages
National University of Engineering of Lima – Peru
Review of the analyses conducted by INGEMMET under the auspices of the Inkaari Institute, followed by analysis of various samples from the mummies of Luisa, Edgarda, and María, as well as a large hand and the powder covering the mummies
PDF 7.9 MB – 56 pages
Augusto Hernandez Mendoza Hospital, Grille d’Ica, Peru
PDF 694 KB – 5 pages
NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) – USA
Sequences from two samples of the Victoria mummy and one sample of the Maria mummy have been added to the NCBI. The data are available free of charge to all researchers interested in conducting further studies.
Ancient0002: Victoria – neck bones
Ancient0004: Victoria – hip muscle tissue
Ancient0003: Maria – hand bones
VICTORIA READING SEQUENCE (ANCIENT0002)
VICTORIA READING SEQUENCE (ANCIENT0004)
MARIA READING SEQUENCE (ANCIENT0003)
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