Albert

Albert, discovered in Nasca, Peru, is a growing reptilian specimen measuring 60.5 cm long with a metal implant in his right hip. He probably suffers from a bone disease.

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Albert, mummified body discovered in Nasca, Peru

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Features

Height: 60.50 cm
Species: Humanoid reptile
Gender: Male
Hands with 3 fingers, each with 4 phalanges and a long nail
Feet with 3 toes, each with 3 phalanges
Presence of joints
6 pairs of ribs, plus 2 floating pairs
Possibly retractable neck
Growing specimen, possibly suffering from a bone disease.
Presence of a metal implant inserted in the right hip.

March 16, 2017
Discovery by Alberto and analysis by two surgeons,
Dr. Ramiro Hermoza Rosell and Dr. Renan Ramirez Vargas

March 17, 2017
Analysis of Alberto’s X-rays by the general practitioner
Dr. Edson Salazar Vivanco

The head and neck

Albert’s neck may be retractable.

The hands

A Length of the distal phalanx
B Length of the nail

His hands are in a pronated position with long, slender fingers ending in nails that cover more than 80% of the distal phalanx. In Homo sapiens, the nail does not extend beyond 50% of the distal phalanx.

The ribs

Albert has 8 pairs of ribs, including 2 floating ribs.

The feet

The metal implant

The average composition is estimated at approximately 25% copper and 50% silver.

Copper 25% 25%
Silver 50% 50%
Traces of gold, carbonates, and silicates 25% 25%

The composition of this sample is entirely consistent with the typical compositions recorded for pre-Columbian objects made from a copper-silver alloy. The microstructure observable in topographic imaging seems to indicate that the source object was made by cold hammering sheets of copper-silver alloy, a technique also documented for the manufacture of many pre-Columbian objects.

Regarding the biocompatibility of an implant made from such an alloy, given the chemical activity of copper and silver depending on the context (pH, etc.), the histological consequences on a living organism would be uncertain and require the opinion of a specialist.