Ata 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 Chilean ghost town of La Noria, in the Atacama Desert. DNA analysis done in 2018 on the premature human fetus identified unusual mutations associated with dwarfism and scoliosis, though these findings were later disputed. The remains were found by Oscar Muñoz, who later sold them; the current owner is Ramón Navia-Osorio, a Spanish businessman.[3]
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- ^ Origin of 'six-inch mummy' confirmed. BBC News. 22 March 2018.
- ^ Spiegel, Lee (16 April 2013). "Steven Greer 'Sirius' Documentary to Unveil Pictures of Alleged Tiny Space Alien (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post.