This body is one of Nasca’s mummies discovered in Peru.
He was named “Wawita”, “baby” in Quechua (ancient Andean language still in use).
Characteristics
Specie: unknow
Hands and feet of 3 fingers but probably mutilated
Approximate age of the specimen: 6 ou 8 months
Presence of cranial sutures
Cranial volume 19% greater than in humans in relation to age and size
Mummified remains in the skull
VIDEO
Presentation of Wawita
Presentation of Raymundo Salas
Radiologist doctor
At the Congress of the Republic of Peru on November 19, 2018
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Translation: Catherine Rayer
Galetskiy Dmitriy Vladislàvovich
Medicine’s University of St. Petersburg – Russia
From 04:22 to 08:39
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Translation: Catherine Rayer
DNA Analysis
University of St Petersbourg – Russia
- Homo Sapiens 25.60%
Videos
Images taken from CT-Scans 16 cuts.
Reconstitution based on DICOM files
Axial, coronal and sagittal views
Wawita’s head
Wawita’s hands and feet