Starchild skull

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The Starchild skull is an abnormal skull, found in Mexico.

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Despite criticism from established science, the skull has gathered great interest within the study of UFOs and alien life forms. Some contend that it is the skull of a non-human, or a human/non-human hybrid. No definitive evidence exists to this effect.

The starchild skull came into the possession of Lloyd Pye, an amateur anthropologist, in February 1999. [1] According to Pye, the skull was found around 1930 in a mine about 100 miles southwest of Chihuahua, Mexico, buried underneath a normal human skeleton.[2]

The skull is abnormal in several aspects. A dentist determined that it was a child's skull, due to the lack of erupted adult teeth, aged around four to five years.[3] However, the volume of the interior of the starchild skull is 1600 cubic centimeters, which is 200 ccs bigger than the average adult's brain, but still within the normal range of variation. The orbits are round and shallow, with the optic nerve canal situated at the bottom of the orbit instead of at the back. There are no frontal sinuses.[2] The back of the skull is flattened. However, the skull consists of calcium hydroxylapatite, the normal material of mammalian bone.[4]

Carbon 14 dating was performed twice, first at BOLD [1], the Bureau of Legal Dentistry at the University of British Columbia in 1999, and in 2004, both giving a result of about 900 years ± 40 years old.[5] DNA testing in 2003 recovered mitochondrial DNA and determined that the child had a human mother. However, nuclear DNA could not be recovered, leaving the origin of the father undetermined. Testing at the Royal Holloway Institute [2] at the University of London in 2004 revealed unexplained "fibers" in the bone of the skull and a reddish residue in the cancellous bone.[6]

Lloyd Pye believes that the starchild skull is the result of genetic engineering by aliens, creating a human-alien hybrid.[2] Other explanations have included the use of cradle boarding on a hydrocephalic child,[7] brachycephaly, or Crouzon syndrome.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pye, Lloyd. TERRIBLE TWO'S : Summary of the first Two Years. Starchild Project. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  2. ^ a b c McCoy, Max (November 1999). "Star Child". Fortean Times (127): 42-45.
  3. ^ Brown, Matthew. A Report on Maxilla and Dental X-Rays. Starchild Project. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  4. ^ Robinson, Ted J.. A Preliminary Analysis of a Highly Unusual Human-Like Skull. Starchild Project. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  5. ^ Pye, Lloyd. Early DNA Testing. Starchild Project. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  6. ^ Alien Skull Mystery Continues. WUSA9 (Oct. 23, 2004). Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  7. ^ Phoenix, Jack (Early 2005 (special)). "Unconvention 2004". Fortean Times (191): 28-30.
  8. ^ Chow, Adelina (2006). The Mystery of the Starchild Skull. World-Mysteries.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.

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