Researchers Finally Reveal The Mystery of Ata, The Alien Skeleton

Did you ever come across the story of Ata, the alleged alien skeleton that made waves across media 15 years ago? The skeleton measuring only 6 inches tall was found in the Atacama Desert of Chile and possessed all of the features of an alien complete with huge oval head. The skeleton has been baffling archaeologists and scientists alike but now the truth has finally been revealed.

1The truth about Ata the alien skeleton has been revealed

The skeleton had features that perplexed everyone and its bones were like that of a child not more than 8 years old. It had a long angular skull, only 10 pairs of ribs as opposed to the normal 12 and even angular eyes that seemed like those of ET who never got to phone home. But jokes aside, we finally have the truth about Ata.

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2Believed to be an extraterrestrial

When Ata was found, some believed it to be a primate while others thought the skeleton belonged to some extraterrestrial life form. The skeleton was even featured in documentaries and live TV shows. One such documentary called “Sirius” was quite famous when one UFO researcher tried to explain where Ata the alien skeleton came from.

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3Five years of study with advanced medical technology

It took researchers five years to study Ata to finally conclude where the skeleton came from and who it belonged to. Genomic analysis has finally provided an accurate explanation that Ata is not an alien but very much human albeit a deformed one.

The skeleton belonged to a human who suffered multiple deformities and bone mutations. The research was published in the Journal Genome Research. The remarkable thing about this is that the skeleton has provided scientists a means of studying and diagnosing mutation related bone diseases in living patients today.

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4Investigations on Ata

Ata was discovered in 2003 in La Noria which is a Desert mining town in the Atacama Desert in Chile. At first, scientists believed it to be an ancient find but analysis on the skeleton proved it was only 40 years old. The DNA was still intact and provided scientists with a lot of room for study. The hype surrounding Ata was finally brought to the notice of Gary Nolan professor of microbiology and immunology in Stanford University. 

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