The Mystery of the San Pedro Mountains Mummy

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The Mystery of the San Pedro Mountains Mummy.




In June 1934, two gold prospectors, who had been digging and blasting for gold within the San Pedro Mountains in Wyoming, came across a small cavern buried deep within the thick rock. When the dust began to settle, the prospectors made a startling discovery – the well-preserved, but long-forgotten, remains of a tiny human. The origins of this little human were a mystery. Local Native American tribes were known to tell stories of legendary "tiny people," "little spirits", or the Nimeriga. In some of these stories, the small people had magical powers, or healing powers. In other stories, they were a vicious tribe who attacked the Native Americans with poisoned arrows. The discovery of the mummified remains drew much attention to the area, eliciting many questions, and creating controversy. There were many who doubted the veracity of the prospectors' story, believing the remains to be fabricated, and the story a hoax. Scientists flocked to the area, all with a deep desire to determine the truth behind the tiny person, nicknamed "Pedro." With a sitting height of six and ½ inches, and an estimated standing height of fourteen inches, it was clear that these were no ordinary remains. The scientists conducted extensive testing on Pedro. First, they reviewed the outward physical evidence. Pedro was found in a sitting position, cross-legged, on a small ledge within what appeared to be a man-made cave. With bulging eyes and a flattened cranium, Pedro was extremely well preserved – so much so that even his fingernails were visible. A gelatinous substance covered Pedro's head, and it became clear that liquids had been used to preserve the body. His nose was flattened, he had a full set of teeth, and his skin was brown and wrinkled, creating the appearance of an old man.



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[Shasta56]

This caught my eye because of the Wyoming connection.   My family mined coal for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Carbon County.   A local legend in Carbon County tells the story of  Native Americans coming over a hill and massacring a group of settlers who were camped by a lake.   Old timers in the area referred to the lake as Bloody Lake.   I don't know if it has a proper name, but it's near Elk Mountain.

I find it interesting that the mummy ended up in Casper, as Casper is in Natrona County.  I would think that resources would have been available in Rawlins.  Just speculating and thinking.   I never heard of the little people of the area from my family.   Maybe that was just the standard denial of anything outside the box.


Shasta

[Lunica]

Little people on earth?

Why not 

The X-Ray is cool

[Dyna]

Conflicting reports for sure. To bad all of these things always "disappear' maybe in the Smithsonian.

This first mummy was examined using X-rays which determined that it was the body of an anencephalic infant "whose cranial deformity gave it the appearance of a miniature adult." A second mummy examined by University of Wyoming anthropologist George Gill and the Denver Children's Hospital in the 1990s was also shown to be an anencephalic infant. DNA testing showed it to be Native American and radiocarbon dating dated it to about 1700.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro_Mountains_Mummy

n the years following the discovery of Pedro, scientists conducted more invasive testing, utilizing x-rays to try to unlock the mystery. Several anthropologists initially concluded that the remains were those of an infant, likely born prematurely, or who died shortly after birth. This, however, is an area of disagreement, as a second body of scientists believe the remains to be those of an adult, possibly 16-65 years in age. It has been said that x-rays revealed sharp teeth, and the presence of food in the stomach that appeared to be raw meat. The x-rays also suggested that Pedro had suffered a violent death, showing broken bones, a damaged spine, and damage to the skull. -

Most scientists agree that Pedro's remains were those of an adult male human. - See more at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/mystery-san-pedro-mountains-mummy-002088#sthash.PUFz7Pty.dpuf