Wawita
This body is one of the Nasca mummies discovered in Peru. It has been named Wawita, meaning “baby” in Quechua (an ancient Andean language still in use today).
Features
Species: Hybrid
Three-fingered hands and feet, but probably mutilated
Approximate age of specimen: 6 or 8 months
Presence of cranial sutures
Cranial volume 19% larger than that of a human of the same age and size
Mummified remains in the skull
The head
Hands and feet
Proven and probably ancient mutilations (religious practices, funeral rites, etc.).
DNA analysis
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% of sequences shared with Homo Sapiens
University of St. Petersburg – Russia
Presentation of Raymundo Salas
Radiologist
At the Congress of the Republic of Peru on November 19, 2018
Galetskiy Dmitriy Vladislàvovich
Saint Petersburg State Medical University – Russia
At the Congress of the Republic of Peru on November 19, 2018
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