A Cyclops Baby Was Found In A 1,600-Year-Old Urn In Peru
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Scientists find in Peru an urn with the remains of a child with a rare birth defect
Researchers reveal that the child suffered from a rare genetic alteration known as trisomy 13
Excavations at the Nazca cemetery in Peru, which is approximately 1,600 years old, have uncovered the remains of an infant with a single eye socket. DNA analysis suggests that the rare birth defect may be due to trisomy 13.
A Cyclops Baby Was Found In A 1,600-Year-Old Urn In Peru
Burying little kids six and under in jars was a standard funerary custom for the ancient Nazca people of Peru; however, one urn dated from 1,600 years ago is not like the rest.Inside were two baby girls who passed away in the first couple of months here on Earth, and one of them was a cyclops. Nothing like her has ever been seen in an ancient burial before, while the girl placed above her in the urn was perfectly normal.Although both babies were…
Studies conducted in the Palpa Valley in southern Peru have unearthed the extraordinary story of a baby who lived approximately 1600 years ago. The baby's skull, found in a Middle Nazca-era tomb at the Jauranga archaeological site, had a single eye socket in the center of its face. Ancient DNA analysis revealed that this rare condition was linked to an extra copy of chromosome 13. According to research published in the journal Proceedings of the…
In the Palpa Valley in southern Peru, the skeletal remains of a baby with a single eye socket in the skull were discovered during excavations at a cemetery of about 1600 years old belonging to the ancient Nazca people. DNA analyses revealed that the baby was carrying an extra copy of chromosome 13. Researchers have determined that the possible cause of the rare birth defect cyclopane is Trisomy 13.
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