Unearthing Nazca

In this special report, join Gaia filmmakers near Nazca, Peru to investigate a new discovery. Initial examinations suggest the possibility of material that is unlike anything found in the fossil record.

In the spring of 2017, Gaia filmmakers joined researchers and scientists in a remote location outside of Nazca, Peru to investigate an unearthed mummified body. An initial examination of the body reveals some surprising results that leave the team curious as to what has been discovered. The initial results of tests are in, and we learn of the mummy’s gender, when it was buried and clues to the mummification process. Plus, examining the first cat scan images reveals exquisite details of its skeletal system. Could this be tied to an ancient culture or evidence that a non-human species exists? Gaia will report on the scientific analysis as the results come in.

Following the discovery of an anomalous mummified body near Nazca, Peru, independent scientists and universities begin analyzing samples of the 1600+ year-old body. Original CT scans reveal a well-preserved 5’6” three-fingered and three-toed body with an elongated skull. As the initial results start to come in, experts analyze the data and begin formulating their scientific opinions. With more questions raised than answers, Gaia will continue to report on the anomalous discovery.

Confirmation of carbon dating from a second independent test on the body named Maria have come in. We also learn that she was not alone. The team has gotten reports of smaller bodies being discovered in the same tomb. We join an examination of one of these beings, named Victoria. She has similar features to Maria, but appears to be a different species.

In Update 4 we share more results and take a look at two more bodies that have come from the tomb bearing resemblances to Maria and Victoria.

On July 17, 2017, Jaime Maussan led a press conference to reveal, to the world, the mummies unearthed near Nazca, Peru.

The team reconvenes in Peru to begin analysis of a new body, one that is much smaller, but appears to be of the same species as Maria. They call this one Wawita, because it appears to be a baby. Dr. Konstatin Korotkov gives us deeper insights to the samples he is taking from Maria and Wawita to confirm that all of the samples taken match in DNA and carbon dating.

Multi-disciplinary scientists studied the mummies in detail, each through their own unique lens, to unearth new evidence that goes more deeply into Maria and Wawita’s composition. The initial results from Wawita’s tests, and Dr. Korotov’s assessment of Maria’s fingers and toes, give us more insight into the bodies’ organic nature. Look inside of Maria with a new CAT scan, and meet “The Family” of three new bodies the team just examined.

June 2018: The wait is over, the results are in! Since the investigation into the three-fingered Nazca mummies began, research teams around the world have worked to match samples from the large mummy, Maria, to the human genome. This next phase of DNA sequencing now suggests the body’s genetic makeup is unlike anything in our known fossil record.