An extraterrestrial misunderstanding led to a grave-robbing bonanza at the detriment of valuable Peruvian heritage.

The "Nazca mummies" were discovered in Peru in 2015 and, due to certain peculiarities (size, shape, three fingers on each hand), were initially presented as possible extraterrestrial mummies. Various ...

A self-published paper by retired paleontologist Clifford Miles claimed that Nazca mummies from Peru represented a new family, genus, and species that did not evolve on Earth. A peer review by Kenneth ...