Peru’s 300 Skulls: 3,000 Years of Mystery
The deserted Paracas Peninsula is located on the southern coast of one of the most enigmatic countries in South America: Peru.
It was there, in this arid landscape, that Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello made one of the most mysterious discoveries in 1928. During excavations, Tello discovered a complex and sophisticated cemetery in the rugged soil of the Paracas Desert.
Within these enigmatic tombs were a series of controversial human remains that would forever change the way we look at our ancestors and our origins. The bodies in the tombs contained some of the largest elongated skulls ever discovered on the planet, now called Paracas skulls. The Peruvian archaeologist has discovered more than 300 mysterious skulls at least 3,000 years old. The volume of these skulls is approximately 25% larger than that of an average human skull and they can weigh up to 60% more. Their eye sockets are larger and their jaws more compact.
Recent DNA analyzes have shown that they do not represent Homo Sapiens, but another subspecies of our human evolutionary tree.
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