Ata (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈata]) is the common name given to the 6-inch (15 cm) long skeletal remains of a human fetus [1][2] found in 2003 in the ghost town of La Noria, in the Atacama Desert of …

Apr 16, 2024 · This 6-inch (15-centimeter) mummified skeleton from the Atacama Desert in Chile came to light in 2003, sparking controversy and endless speculation about its origin.

Mar 23, 2018 · Found in 2003 in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, it has hardened teeth, 10 ribs instead of 12, big eye sockets and an elongated, pointy skull. Since its discovery, the tiny form has …

In 2003, the Atacama humanoid skeleton (Ata) was discovered in a deserted mining town La Noria in the Atacama region of Chile.

Mar 22, 2018 · A mummified skeleton that scientists discovered in Chile’s Atacama Desert 15 years ago doesn’t look like anyone you’ve ever met. In fact, some would say it looks, well, alien.

Jul 29, 2024 · When a tiny mummified body was discovered in the Atacama Desert of Chile in 2003, it captured global attention and sparked widespread speculation. Nicknamed ‘ Ata ‘, the six-inch-long …

Nov 17, 2023 · Chile's Atacama Desert has long been a hotbed of mysterious discoveries, with one of the most perplexing being the Atacama skeleton, an oblong-headed, six-inch-long mummy that has …

Mar 22, 2018 · Found in the Atacama Desert of Chile and later affectionately nicknamed “Ata,” the skeleton made its way onto the black market for archeological finds and then to a collector in Spain …

The recent publication of the genetic analysis of the so-called Atacama skeleton (Bhattacharya et al. 2018) has raised important questions in the biological, archaeological, and anthropological …

The Atacama skeleton, known as Ata, comprises the naturally mummified remains of a human female fetus discovered in 2003 in La Noria, an abandoned nitrate-mining town in Chile's Atacama Desert.