Archaeology & History

DNA testing of elongated skulls fails to rule out extraterrestrial origins

By T.K. Randall
May 31, 2026

Image: Paracas Skulls, Ica Museum
Credit: Marcin Tlustochowicz / CC BY 2.0 (adapted) Known as the Paracas skulls, these unusual remains were unearthed in Peru around 100 years ago and exhibit what many archaeologists have long believed to be a form of deliberate skull deformation - most likely achieved through binding of the cranium during infancy.

Not everyone is convinced that this is the case, however, with some arguing that these mysterious mummies are in fact evidence of historical extraterrestrial visitation.

What hasn't helped matters is that multiple prior studies have failed to reach a definitive conclusion.Recently, in an effort to find answers, a team of researchers from Liberty University in Virginia sought to extract DNA from the mummies' teeth - the part of the skeleton most likely to provide useful results.

Sadly, though, even this didn't seem to help, as the amount of DNA recovered was still too low to yield any meaningful findings concerning the genetic makeup of the skulls.

It is now thought that there simply isn't enough DNA left in the skulls to analyze.

Unless a way of getting around this issue can be found, we may never know for sure what the story behind these mysterious skulls actually is.

Source: Mail Online

Tags: Paracas, Skulls