Yesterday one of the mummies (Clara) was scanned live (CT and XR) in front of three new independent doctors and an auditor.
Dr. Ruben Linage - orthopedic surgeon
Dr. Armando Ballesteros - radiologist
Dr. Jasner Casa - Director of the hospital which run the analysis
Dr. Linage Analysis (part 1)
- There are no signs of fabrication of the body, this would be seen in the shoulder joints and skull
- No deviations in the spine, which seems to indicate that the being did not walk upright
- Passage of medullary canal visible through the spine
Dr. Linage Analysis (part 2)
- Bones and joints of shoulders are very similar to those of humans
- Bones show wear like in elderly humans
- Small rib cage, does not allow much expansion for breathing
- Metallic implant would not be used to unite parts of the skeleton
Dr. Linage Analysis (part 3)
- There are clear differences in density in the tibias, other types of exams are necessary
- Wrist, hip, knee and ankle joints would not provide mobility
Dr. Ballesteros Analysis (part 1)
- Real skeleton, doesn't look manufactured
- Logically ordered circular ribs
- There are no signs that the body was assembled, but asymmetries and differences in density are noted
Dr. Ballesteros Analysis (part 2)
- One of the ribs has trauma
- Some bones with animal characteristics and others with human characteristics
- No union of the lower extremity with the acetabulum or any joint in the hip that could provide movement is seen
Dr. Jasner Casa said he was there only to give credibility to the analysis since he is the Director of the hopital, which has state of art equipments available like the Toshiba Aquillion CT scanner used there.
Another people present:
- Carlos Mesa - Auditor. He was there to certify that the analysis was really being made live using the equipments of the hospital
- Jose Benitez, Physician, Lieutenant Comander of Mexico Navy, and Forensics Specialist - original analist of the mummy
The entire video with English subtitles can be seen here. Not 100% accurate automatic translation but a good start.
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