2,000-year-old mummified macaw found

[Still Waters]

In 2016, a rancher living about 300 miles south of the Texas border was doing construction on his property. His goal was to level a cave, so he brought in some workers and a bulldozer to help with the project. Little did they know they were about to unearth an archaeological gold mine.

After being lost to the world for thousands of years, a naturally mummified prehistoric macawhead had emerged. The vibrant green of its plumes is still bright, and its keratin beak is intact. The bird is a military macaw, a medium-sized macaw that is extant today. Now, two years since being found, the mummified macaw has been dated to be 800 years older than other specimens in the region, pointing to clues about trade and religion in Late Archaic society.

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/mummified-macaw-paquime-chihuahua-mexico-trade-religion-spd/